The Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Westfair Foods Ltd. are conducting a voluntary recall of all varieties of ground beef including ground sirloin sold from the four stores listed below. The beef, supplied by XL Grinding, may be contaminated with E. coli 0157:H7 bacteria.
• Real Canadian Superstore at 291 Cowichan Way, RR No. 6,
Consumers beware: E. coli tainted meat sold in Rush County
Reno Gosser, the Rush County Sanitarian and Environmentalist, recently issued a warning to county residents about any individuals saying they have some meat left over from a delivery and they are willing to “let it go at a reduced price.”
There have been two recent reports in the county of efforts to sell meat that
Mendon Meadows Marketplace recalls ground beef products
WHEC-TV-10 reported today that Mendon Meadows Marketplace, of New York, is recalling store packaged fresh ground beef products (including veal) and fresh ground beef patties that were purchased between November 7 and November 14, because the meat may possibly be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 bacteria.
Two recent E. coli O157 illnesses in Western New
GAO: Food recalls ineffective
Dangerous food potentially stays on shelves too long because of ineffective recalls, a congressional watchdog agency warns.
The McClatchy Washington Bureau reports less than half of the recalled food studied was actually returned or destroyed, the Government Accountability Office noted in its new study. Moreover, federal officials can’t issue mandatory recall orders for food – a power other agencies have over dangerous toys or medical devices.
“Consumers may be vulnerable to serious illness, hospitalization, and even death, in part, because of weaknesses in (federal) programs for monitoring companies’ recalls of unsafe food,” the GAO said.
Even so, some of the proposed solutions might cause gagging among California’s politically attuned food processors. In particular, the GAO is urging Congress to grant the Agriculture Department and Food and Drug Administration the authority to flat-out order food recalls.Continue Reading GAO: Food recalls ineffective
Consumers should check their freezers, E. coli-contaminated ground beef linked to Illinois and Nevada illnesses
Two confirmed and four probable cases of E. coli O157:H7 bacterial illnesses have been linked by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) to ground beef purchased at B & G Foods of Galesburg, IL. The product implicated in the illnesses was purchased from B & G between August 10 and August 16, 2004.
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Wisconsin Firm Recalls Beef Products For Possible E. coli O157:H7
Packerland Packing Company, a Green Bay, Wis., firm, is recalling approximately 59,000 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 announced today.
The ground beef subject to recall was produced on September 2, 2004 and was shipped to distributors in
Investigation closes at Carneco
The federal investigation into Carneco Foods of Columbus has been closed.
Early in August, 497,000 pounds of ground beef were voluntarily recalled by the local plant after the Minnesota Department of Health reported five cases of E. coli 0517:H7 infection that were traced back to meat processed in Columbus and sold through Sam’s Club locations.
No Expiration on Recall Risk
‘Sell By’ Date No Assurance That Recall Won’t Take Place is the headline of an ABC News article today.
Don’t assume the hamburger or hot dog you’re eating this Labor Day weekend is free and clear of the possibility of a health-related recall.
Federal meat recalls are not always instantaneous and sometimes can occur weeks or months after meat hits the grill.
That’s because although inspectors are required in production plants, bacteria are often invisible and not all meat is scientifically tested for contamination.
From the article:
“We don’t have the resources to test every single batch of meat that is produced in the United States,” says Elijah Walker, associate deputy administrator for the Office of Public Health And Science, which falls under the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service.
Pathogens Discovered Months Later
As a result, unidentified tainted meat sometimes goes to market, only to be discovered and recalled weeks or months afterwards, a database on the FSIS Web site shows.Continue Reading No Expiration on Recall Risk
Anatomy of a Recall
One Case Shows Why it Can Take Weeks
Meat can be recalled days, even weeks, after it has appeared on store shelves — and well past the expiration date. Here, from data provided by the Food Safety and Inspection Service, is an account of one meat recall case this year:
April 5: Michigan state Department
Meat recall includes products for Applebee’s
The Business Journal reports that Illinois meat processor Quantum Foods is voluntarily recalling 406,000 pounds of frozen beef products, including some packaged for use by Applebee’s International Inc. restaurants, after tests revealed the products may be tainted by E. coli bacteria.
Frank Ybarra, spokesman for the Overland park-based restaurant chain (Nasdaq: APPB), said the company’s