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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: E. coli

E. coli stories: 26 news summaries

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The Beef Stops Here, but Why?

Health agents ask
why E. coli outbreak toppled Topps and
led to huge recall

Oct 7, 07 7:47 PM CDT
(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... More »

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E. coli • disease • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • Cargill • recall • Sam's Club • outbreak • Topps • ground beef • American Chef's Selection Angus Beef • National Meat Association • feedlots • Department of Agriculture

Sam's Club Recalls Beef in E. coli Scare

Frozen patties sold under Angus brand sicken four kids

Oct 6, 07 12:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - In yet another recall of bad meat, Sam's Club has pulled a brand of frozen hamburgers from its shelves after four children were sickened with E. coli. The warehouse chain, owned by Wal-Mart, recalled American Chef's Selection Angus Beef Patties. They have an expiration date of Feb. 12, 2008, and... More »

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E. coli • health • Cargill • Sam's Club • beef recall

Company in Beef Recall Folds

Economic strain of E. coli contamination was too much for firm to bear

Oct 5, 07 4:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Citing its inability to "overcome the economic reality of a recall this large," Topps Meat Co. announced today it will fold. The nation's largest producer of frozen hamburgers, a stalwart in Elizabeth, NJ, for 67 years, laid off 77 workers, the Newark Star-Ledger reports. A skeleton crew of... More »

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E. coli • Topps Meat Co. • beef recall

Topps Recalls Millions of Patties

E. Coli outbreak leads to recall of about 21.7 million pounds of meat

Sep 29, 07 1:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Fears of E. coli contamination drove Topps Meat Co. to recall 21.7 million pounds of frozen hamburger patties today. The recall affects all Topps products with a sell-by date between Sept. 25, 2007, and Sept. 25, 2008. More than two dozen people in eight states have reported infections, and... More »

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E. coli • USDA • burger • outbreak • Topps Meat Co.

Dole Recalls Lettuce in
E. Coli Scare

Bacteria discovered
in salad mix distributed in US and Canada

Sep 18, 07 5:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Dole recalled bags of salad yesterday after some of the lettuce tested positive for E. coli in Canada. The bags of Hearts Delight salad were sold throughout the US and Canada and had an expiration date of Sept. 19. There have been no reports of illness, and Dole officials said... More »

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food • E. coli • food safety • recall • Dole • lettuce

(Newser) - Still smarting from this fall's E. coli outbreaks, the produce industry is trying to coax Americans into eating their greens again with high-tech solutions. Companies like Dole and Western Growers are using radio-frequency tags and GPS surveillance to track veggies as they move from farm to grocery store. More »

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food • agriculture • E. coli • consumer • food contamination • produce • contamination

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