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E. coli HUS Threat Lingers in Schools Supplied With Recalled Beef from Huntington Meat Packing

The threat of school children contracting HUS E. coli from recalled beef made by Huntington Meat Packing Co. is continuing to prompt warnings.

The latest comes from the Kern County Department of Public Health in Bakersfield, California. Kern County officials announced that beef…

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Toil and Trouble E. coli Bubbles; Tracebacks Needed to Vet Witch’s Brew of Ground Beef

It’s a little scary to know how unsafe raw ground beef can be and how poorly regulated it is.

We learned from a New York Times investigative story in October 2009 that much of the mainstream ground beef sold in the U.S.…

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Beligium WI Child E coli Outbreak Investigated

A Village of Belgium E. coli outbreak in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, is being investigated by public health officials.

Fox 6 News of Milwaukee reports that several children, all living on Grand Avenue in Belgium, have been stricken by E. coli O157:H7 infection. The station says one…

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Mass Farm Ground Beef E. coli Recall

Adams Farm Slaughterhouse LLC of Athol, Massachusetts, has recalled 2,574 pounds of ground beef products distributed to private owners on three separate Massachusetts farms — Mazzarese, Side Hill Farm and Sweet Water Farm.

The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)…

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Why Steak E coli Recall Didn’t Name Applebees

The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) officially amended its regulations on August 18, 2008, to require publication of the names and locations of all retailers receiving meat or poultry subject to Class I product recalls — those deemed to be…

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E. coli Steak Recall Restaurant List Still Too Little, Too Late

Applebee’s and Olive Garden have been added to the list of restaurants affected by a Dec. 24 recall of nearly 250,000 pounds of steaks, medallions and other beef products that may have been tainted with  E. coli O157:H7, according to Nation’s Restaurant News. Previously…

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Report Says Applebees and Olive Garden Part of Steak E coli Recall by National Steak and Poultry

The trade publication Nation’s Restaurant News is reporting that Applebee’s and Olive Garden are among five restaurant chains affected by the Christmas Eve steak E. coli recall by National Steak and Poultry company.

Previously, the only confirmed chains were Moe’s Southwest Grill,…

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National Steak and Poultry E. coli Raises Questions

There are nagging discrepancies lingering five days after the National Steak and Poultry E. coli recall was first announced.

On December 24th, the Oklahoma meat processor recalled 248,000 pounds of beef products after federal and state officials determined there was an “association” between  blade…

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Moes Carinos KRM Restaurants Received E coli Recall Steaks from National Steak and Poultry

Steak-E-coli-recallThe large steak E. coli recall by National Steak and Poultry is limited to beef products sold primarily to the Moe’s, Carino’s Italian Grill and KRM restaurants in Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, South Dakota and Washington.

That is the distribution information released Monday by…

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Beef Processors Should Take Responsibility for Contaminated Meat

by Attorney Fred Pritzker

It is a sad fact of life that meat processors selling adulterated products that harm or kill unsuspecting citizens often do whatever it takes to avoid responsibility for the harms and losses caused by their products.

Rather than…

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