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E. coli Recalls

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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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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Price Chopper E. coli Lawsuit and the Fairbank Farms Ground Beef Recall

If your child contracted an E. coli infection from ground beef you purchased at a Price Chopper grocery store,
IT IS NOT YOUR FAULT THAT YOUR CHILD IS SICK.

Hamburger E. coliThe Price Chopper ground beef you purchased may have been part of a recall of…

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Shaws E. coli Lawsuit Involving Fairbank Farms Ground Beef

If your child contracted an E. coli infection from ground beef you purchased at a Shaw’s grocery store,
IT IS NOT YOUR FAULT THAT YOUR CHILD IS SICK.

Hamburger E. coliThe Shaw’s ground beef you purchased may have been part of a recall of over 500,000…

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Fairbank Farms E. coli Outbreak Grows

ecoli-bacteriaThe multi-state outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 that has been linked to Ashville, N.Y.-based Fairbank Farms ground beef has now sickened at least 28 people in 12 states: California (1), Connecticut (4), Massachusetts (8), Maryland (1), Maine (2), Minnesota (1), New Hampshire…

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Massachusetts E. coli Outbreak Update

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) has been working with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other New England state health departments to identify persons infected with E.coli:O157:H7 who…

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Fairbanks Farms Ground Beef E coli Outbreak in Massachusetts Connecticut Maine

A ground beef E. coli outbreak in Massachusetts, Connecticut and Maine has been associated with ground beef produced by Fairbanks Farms of Ashville, NewYork.

Federal authorities announced today a Fairbanks Farms ground beef recall of 545,699 pounds of ground beef products sold at…

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Many Retailers Involved in Ground Beef E. coli Recall

The list of retail stores that purchased potentially contaminated beef in the JBS Swift E. coli outbreak will undoubtedly grow as the days go on.thumbnail_grinder_w_beef

To fill an information void left by the meat packer and the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection…

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Fry’s Beef Recall Tied to JBS Swift E. coli Outbreak

hamburger-ecoliThe Kroger recall of beef that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 includes Kroger-owned Fry’s Food and Drug Stores in Phoenix and Tuscon, Arizona.

An announcement from Fry’s said store-packaged ground beef was made from cuts supplied by Colorado-based JBS Swift Meat…

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Food 4 Less E. coli Recall Part of JBS Swift Outbreak

The Kroger beef recall includes Kroger-owned Food 4 Less stores in the Chicago area, other parts of Illinois and parts of Indiana. The stores are recalling  store-packaged ground beef items because they may be associated with the JBS Swift E. coli outbreak.

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