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E. coli Outbreak

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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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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Steak E. coli Outbreak Prompts Steak Recall by National Steak and Poultry Co.

An Oklahoma maker of  steaks has recalled 248,000 pounds of beef products sold to restaurants nationwide in connection with a steak E. coli outbreak in Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, South Dakota and Washington.

The steak recall was announced Thursday by National Steak and…

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Washington Raw Milk Associated With Dungeness Valley Creamery E coli Outbreak

An outbreak of  E. coli O157:H7 in Washington state has been associated with raw milk produced by Dungeness Valley Creamery in Sequim, Washington.

The state’s departments of health and agriculture on Tuesday reminded consumers in a press release of the potential health hazards of…

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CDC Update on Ground Beef E coli Outbreak

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued its final update on the Fairbank Farms ground beef E. coli outbreak, which has killed two people and sicked two dozen others in eight states. The report doesn’t mean the outbreak is…

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Ground Beef E. coli Testing Law Would List Habitual Defenders on Public Web Site

So far this year, U.S. consumers have been dealt at least one dozen ground beef outbreaks of E. coli O157:H7, including the current Fairbank Farms ground beef E. coli outbreak that is still a threat to make people gravely ill.

Some of the more than…

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Stock Show E. coli Investigation Finds Cause

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stock-showThe Western National Stock Show E. coli outbreak in January and February of this year was caused by pathogen contamination in the “Feed The Animals Exhibit” in the third floor childrens’ area, state health officials have reported.

The investigation didn’t pinpoint which animal was…

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Family Files Lincoln Middle School E coli Lawsuit

ground-beef-ecoli-outbreakA second E. coli lawsuit has been filed against the Massachusetts meatpacker associated with the Lincoln Middle School E. coli outbreak that stemmed from a meal of hamburgers during a school trip to a nature camp in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

The second…

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Fairbank Ground Beef E coli Plant Didn’t Test Trim

The meat grinding company associated with a deadly ground beef E. coli outbreak that has sickened at least 25 people in 10 states, killing two, is one that doesn’t test incoming shipments of trim for pathogens.

That’s from a new report…

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