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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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Where’s Restaurant List in Steak E coli Outbreak?

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is helping to investigate an active steak E. coli outbreak apparently spread in at least six states through restaurants that purchased steak from Oklahoma-based National Steak and Poultry.

Our national food safety law firm…

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Maker of E. coli Steaks Should Pay Medical Bills for Victims in 6 States CO IA KS MI SD WA

Pritzker Olsen Attorneys, which was acknowledged by Dr. Douglas Powell’s popular Barfblog as the first food safety group to publicly identify the steak E. coli outbreak that is now officially associated with blade-tenderized steaks, is calling on National Steak and…

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