A new and more virulent strain of the E coli bacterium caused the outbreak that has killed 17 people and left more than 1,500 ill across Europe, the World Health Organisation has announced. Hilde Kruse, a food safety expert at the WHO, told the Associated Press it was “a unique strain that has never been [...]
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About 8,500 pounds of ground beef that might be contaminated with a type of E. coli bacteria are being recalled by a company in Pennsylvania, the Department of Agriculture announced Saturday. The department said its Food Safety and Inspection Service found a link between the recalled ground beef and three instances of illness in New [...]
At least seven people in California have fallen ill due to E. coli food poisoning after eating ground beef, leading to the recall of one million pounds of ground beef sold in California, Texas, Oregon and Arizona. The ground beef recall was announced on August 6 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and [...]
Valley Meat Co.California meat processor is recalling a stunning 1 million pounds of ground beef manufactured between October 2009 and January 2010, after seven people reported contracting E. coli from meat products.The mostly frozen beef patties were distributed both within the U.S and internationally by Valley Meat Co., most of the meat going to Texas, [...]