On December 24, 2009, FSIS issued a notice about a recall of 248,000 pounds of beef products from National Steak and Poultry that “may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.” The recall was issued after FSIS determined there was an association between non-intact steaks (blade-tenderized prior to further processing) and illnesses in Colorado, Iowa
January 2010
Presence and Characterization of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli and Other Potentially Diarrheagenic E. coli in Retail Meats.
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2010 Jan 15.
Xia X, Meng J, McDermott PF, Ayers S, Blickenstaff K, Tran TT, Abbott J, Zheng J, Zhao S.
Department of Nutrition and Food Science, and Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742; Center for Veterinary Medicine, Food and Drug Administration, Laurel…
Nestle Cookie Dough Linked to E. coli, Again
Nestle USA’s Baking Division announced last week that it will begin using heat-treated flour in the manufacture of its Nestle Toll House refrigerated cookie dough. On January 11, 2010 Nestle informed the FDA that two samples of Nestle Toll House refrigerated cookie dough manufactured at its Danville, Virginia facility did not pass this rigorous protocol…
First Class One Recall for 2010 – Massachusetts Firm Recalls Beef Products Due to E. coli O157:H7
Recall Release CLASS I RECALL FSIS-RC-002-2010 HEALTH RISK: HIGH
Adams Farm Slaughterhouse, LLC., an Athol, Mass., establishment, is recalling approximately 2,574 pounds of 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.
This recall was initiated after the Massachusetts Department…
CDC Confirms Multistate Outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 Infections Associated with Mechanically Tenderized Steaks from National Steak and Poultry
According to the CDC website, CDC is collaborating with public health officials in several states and the United States Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) to investigate a multistate outbreak of human infections due to Escherichia coli O157:H7 (E. coli O157:H7).

As of 5:00 PM EDT, Monday, January 4…
Second Chance by Kip Moore – another E. coli Horror story
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