Remember the old advertising slogan: "Weekends are Made for Michelob?" But who can kick back and relax on another weekend with a nationwide beef recall due to e coli contamination? This Saturday night special from our friends at the federal Food Safety & Inspection Service is a recall of 188,000 pounds of ground beef produced
Michigan Firm, Mark’s Quality Meats, Inc., Recalls Ground Beef Products Due to Possible E. coli O157:H7 Contamination
Mark’s Quality Meats, Inc., a Detroit, Michigan firm, is voluntarily recalling approximately 13,150 pounds of various cuts of steaks and ground beef products because they may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.
These products were not available for purchase by consumers in retail establishments, but were distributed to restaurants in the metropolitan Detroit area.
Another E. coli Recall
Snapps Ferry Packing has announced that they are recalling hamburger patties and bulk ground beef that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.
The problem was discovered through routine testing.
The products subject to recall are:
- 4-pound packages of "GROUND BEEF PATTIES."
- Various weight bulk packages of "GROUND BEEF."
No illnesses have
Possible pizza E. coli case in Iowa
The Des Moines Register reported this morning that an Iowa E. coli case might be connected to the E. coli outbreak that was traced back to consumption of Totino’s and Jeno’s pizzas earlier this month. According to the story, testing is still being conducted, and the epidemiologic investigation has not yet concluded that the pizza
Topps hamburgers still being sold in New Jersey
Ground beef patties produced by Topps Meat Company that were recalled for possible E. coli contamination in September are still on store shelves.
Over the past few weeks, 141 boxes of Topps burgers have been found at 12 stores, all in northern New Jersey except for one in Gloucester City in Camden County, according to
Tennessee family sues Cargill over E. coli illnesses
Marler Clark has filed a lawsuit on behalf of Knoxville, Tennessee, residents Jim and Georgia McDonald and their two children, who both became ill with E. coli O157:H7 infections and were hospitalized after eating hamburgers made from Cargill ground beef patties.
Four-year-old John McDonald was seen in the emergency room, where he was treated for
Cargill Recalls A Million Pounds of E. coli Hamburger
Cargill Meat Solutions is voluntarily recalling approximately 1,084,384 pounds of ground beef produced at its Wyalusing, Pa., Cargill Regional Beef facility because of the possible presence of E. coli O157:H7.
Cargill learned of the possibility of contamination after the U.S. Department of Agriculture returned a confirmed positive on a sample of product.
Products subject
Topps meat found in NJ stores after recall
Meat recalled a month ago that could be contaminated with E. coli was found in seven northern New Jersey stores, state consumer safety officials said Tuesday.
Inspectors in the past week have seized 138 boxes of frozen hamburgers made by Topps Meat Co., which issued a nationwide recall on Sept. 29 for 21.7 million pounds
Another beef recall
Del-Mar Provision Co. of Buffalo, New York, is recalling 50 pounds of ground beef for possible E. coli contamination. The contamination was discovered through routine testing.
The product subject to recall is:
- 10-pound poly bags of "GROUND BEEF"
Topps E. coli outbreak update
The USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service has announced that in a joint investigation between the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and FSIS, investigators had determined that Ranchers Beef, a Canadian company, had supplied E. coli-contaminated beef trimmings to Topps.
The agency also announced that Ranchers Beef, Ltd., has been "delisted" since October 20, meaning