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  • July 2008

    • Beef Recall Expands to 5.3M Pounds

      Associated Press  |  Jul 3, 08 7:00 PM CDT

      Beef Recall Expands to 5.3M Pounds

      (AP) - Nebraska Beef is expanding a recall to include all 5.3 million pounds of meat it produced for ground beef between May 16 and June 26. Federal investigators have linked the company's products to an outbreak of E. coli illnesses affecting 40 people in Michigan and Ohio. Some Nebraska Beef products were sold by grocer Kroger Co., which has recalled ground beef products in more than 20 states. More »

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      food safety  • E. coli  • beef recall  • ground beef

  • November 2007

    • Wisc. Firm Recalls 96K Lbs. Beef Over E. Coli Fears

      Associated Press  |  Nov 25, 07 2:33 PM CST

      Wisc. Firm Recalls 96K Lbs. Beef Over E. Coli Fears

      (Newser) - American Foods Group voluntarily recalled 96,000 pounds of ground beef after two people in Illinois were sickened from possible E. coli contamination, the AP reports. The affected beef was distributed to companies in Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Tennessee, Wisconsin, and Virginia. Some of the recalled goods, produced on Oct. 10, have already expired. More »

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      food contamination  • E. coli  • beef recall  • ground beef

    • Cargill Recalls 1M Pounds of Ground Beef

      Reuters  |  Nov 3, 07 2:39 PM CDT

      Cargill Recalls 1M Pounds of Ground Beef

      (Newser) - E. coli fears led to a recall today of more than 1 million pounds of ground beef from Cargill Inc., Reuters reports. The USDA found the potentially deadly bacteria after testing meat produced October 8 in Pennsylvania and sold in 10 states at stores including Giant, Shop Rite, Stop & Shop, Wegmans, and Weis, the AP says. The recall is Cargill's second in a month. More »

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      Pennsylvania  • USDA  • E. coli  • beef recall  • ground beef  • Cargill

  • October 2007

    • The Beef Stops Here, but Why?

      Newsweek  |  Oct 7, 07 7:47 PM CDT

      The Beef Stops Here, but Why?

      (Newser) - The latest E. coli outbreak, which toppled Topps Meat and led to millions of recalled burgers, has stumped health agents. Muckrakers blame feedlots and abattoirs, saying bad animal diets increase infections when the meat mingles with innards, but others aren't so worried: "The reality is if you cook the meat you’ll never have a problem," says one industry consultant. More »

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      disease  • outbreak  • E. coli  • Centers for Disease Control  • Department of Agriculture  • Sam's Club  • recalls  • ground beef  • Cargill

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