Recall Release CLASS I RECALL
FSIS-RC-038-2009 HEALTH RISK: HIGH
E. S. Miller Packing Co., a Montgomery, Ill., establishment is recalling approximately 219 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
The products subject to recall include: [View
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After inspecting the Danville Plant on 06/18/2009, 06/19/2009, 06/22/2009, 06/23/2009, 06/24/2009, 06/25/2009, 06/26/2009, 07/07/2009, 07/08/2009, and 07/09/2009, the FDA posted the following observations. The full report can be found by clicking on image to left.
OBSERVATION 1
The workmanship of equipment does not allow proper cleaning. Specifically, inside the "Toll House" brand cookie dough
The Mountain Mail in Salida, CO reported on a cluster of E coli victims in the small Rocky Mountain community. Two cases are confirmed and three others have symptoms that are consistent with E. coli 0157:H7 infections.
Both the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and the Chaffee County Public Health District are investigating
Fresh on the heels of revelations by ABC news that three different E. coli strains have been linked to 
the nationwide outbreak of E. coli in cookie dough, the Wall Street Journal reports that Nestle is restarting production. The Danville, Virginia plant was closed on June 19, when E. coli illnesses across the country were
The “cow to cookie” mystery has yet to be solved. We speak of course about how E. coli O157:H7, which usually originates in the hindgut of cows, made its way into raw refrigerated cookie dough made at the Nestle plant in Danville, VA.
While you are waiting for the answer, you might want to read the
One year old Isaiah Romero of Sioux Center, Iowa finds himself in Sanford Children’s Hospital tonight, fighting back against Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS).
KSFY Action News in Sioux Falls, South Dakota where Sanford Children’s is located reports its possible Isaiah is a victim of the the E. coli O157:H7 outbreak blamed on the Greeley Beef
The first lawsuit stemming from the current E. coli O157:H7 (E. coli) recall by JBS Swift Beef Company of Greeley, Colorado that has been linked to 23 E. coli illnesses in California, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York and Wisconsin was filed today on behalf of an Albuquerque-area child who
Good to see USDA/FSIS and JBS Swift USA are working on the 4th. The list of retailers is now is 82 pages long. The E. coli O157:H7 Illnesses are at least 23 in nine states.
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The Following outlets were identified today by JBS Swift and FSIS:
Price Chopper
Hannaford
Stop & Shop
Food 4 Less
Fry’s
Smith’s
Costco
Sams Club
Kroger
SAV a Lot
Knight Super Foods #4
Weldon’s Meat Market
Jasper Mercantile
Keeney’s Food Mart
Sweetbay
All DAY AM PM MART
Hobby’s Hoagies Produce
SHRTN HTL Produce
Giant
A few days before many of us light up the barbeque, JBS Swift and the FSIS finally publish the list of retailers who received the tainted-meat (click on below).
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Frankly, the retailer names had trickled out over the last few days as responsible stores alerted thier customers. Whats a bit odd, it that the