The USDA announced today that Omaha Beef Company, a Danbury, Connecticut, firm, is voluntarily recalling approximately 1,680 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.
E. coli O157:H7 is the same bacterium that was found to be the source of an outbreak among people who ate contaminated spinach in
Jim Goeser, owner of Jim’s Market and Locker Inc., tells the Associated Press that the federal government has needlessly requested that he recall 5,200 pounds of meat that he claims is safe and has likely already been consumed by thousands of people across seven states.
The products subject to recall include:
• 10-pound boxes of
166 cases of illness due to
infection have been reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including 27 cases of
, 88 hospitalizations and one death. 25 states have reported cases of E. coli O157:H7 infection. The additional states as of today are Maryland and Tennessee according
Even as government health experts urge Americans to eat more fruits and vegetables, federal rules for protecting consumers from such hazards as the current E. coli outbreak from contaminated spinach are weaker than for meat and poultry.
And as food-borne illnesses attributed to produce appear to be rising, budget squeezes have federal regulators retreating rather
The spinach-packaging company in the cross hairs of an investigation into a nationwide E. coli outbreak has struggled to manage its wastewater and is in violation of a state water disposal permit, according to public records and state officials.
The Sacramento Bee reports that there is no indication these problems at Natural Selection Foods contributed
West Caldwell, NJ-based RLB Food Distributors, L.P., is initiating a multiple east coast states’ voluntarily recall of certain salad products that may contain spinach.
The products recalled by RLB are:
Salad mixes containing spinach sold under the Hy-Vee label are on the recall list of fresh spinach pulled from shelves because of an E. coli outbreak, reports 9 Eyewitness News of Sioux City, Iowa.
The salad mix is from River Ranch fresh foods in Salinas, California, and are sold under the Hy-Vee label. The mix
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued an alert to consumers about an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 in multiple states that may be associated with the consumption of produce. Preliminary epidemiological evidence suggests that bagged fresh spinach may be a possible cause of this outbreak. Based on the current information, FDA advises that
Dinner Bell Meat Products, Inc. a Lynchburg, Va., firm, is voluntarily recalling approximately 909 pounds of beef that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.
The products subject to recall are:
Southeastern Meats, a Chattanooga, Tenn., firm, is voluntarily recalling approximately 4,337 pounds of ground beef that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Services found the bacterial contamination during a routine microbiological test.
The products recalled are: