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Fred Pritzker On Newsmakers
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E. coli Recall
Silence by Health Officials Smacks of Favoritism
27, December 2009
In a post that appeared on our web site a week before the USDA-FSIS announced a recall of contaminated beef produced by National Steak and Poultry, an Owasso, Oklahoma establishment, we advised of the possibility that blade tenderized steak may be…
CDC, States Still Investigating E coli Outbreak
28, November 2009
There has been a dropoff in the number of newly confirmed cases of E. coli O157:H7 in relation to the Fairbank Farms ground beef E. coli outbreak, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is properly concerned that people will continue…
October Spate of Ground Beef E. coli Recalls
31, October 2009
Contaminated ground beef is the largest source of E. coli O157:H7 infection in the United States and more often than not the recalls and associated outbreaks of illness flare up in the spring and summer — when warmer temperatures boost colonization of…
Officials Track E. coli Hamburger Outbreak to Packer
27, October 2009
A meat packing company that supplied ground beef to Camp Bournedale in Plymouth, Massachusetts, has recalled 1,039 pounds of product that may be contaminated by E. coli O157:H7. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has associated the Lincoln School E.…
Hamburger E. coli Recall by San Diego Meat Co.
13, October 2009
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) found E. coli O157:H7 in samples of ground beef made by San Diego Meat Co. The company has recalled 925 pounds of patties and bulk ground beef, which had been distributed to restaurants and two caterers…
