e. coli ground beef
BJ’s Wholesale Club Ground Beef Recall for E. coli 026
The only retailer identified so far as a distributor of recalled Cargill ground beef that may be contaminated with E. coli 026 is BJ’s Wholesale Club stores in eight northeastern and eastern states.
USDA has associated the Cargill E.…
Maine E. coli Ground Beef Investigation
A Maine E. coli ground beef investigation traced E. coli 026 illnesses in Maine and New York to Cargill ground beef recalled early today in conjunction with USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
An FSIS ground beef recall…
USDA-FSIS Proposed Rule Redefines the Eight-Hour Workday for Inspection Program Personnel
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) has announced a proposed rule that would redefine the eight-hour workday for inspection program personnel at federally inspected meat and poultry slaughter establishments. Under the proposed regulation, it…
Valley Meat Beef Recall Follows E. coli Outbreak
Valley Meat Company of Modesto, CA has recalled one million pounds of ground beef following an E. coli outbreak in California, according to the USDA’s Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS). Seven people have been sickened in the outbreak, which…
Grass-Fed Cattle and E. coli O157:H7
Researchers have busted the food safety myth that grass-fed beef has less risk of E. coli O157:h7 than grain-fed beef. The study, to be published in Foodborne Pathogens and Disease, tested bacterial contamination rates in 50 beef products…
Montclair Meat Ground Beef Tainted With E. coli O157:H7
More than 50,000 pounds of potentially E. coli-tainted ground beef products are being recalled by Montclair Meat Co., Inc, of Montclair, California, according to the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
The E…
Recalled WinCo Beef Sold in California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington
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Expanded WinCo E. coli Hamburger Recall
Customers at WinCo Foods should be aware of a widening ground beef E. coli recall and associated investigation by USDA and the California Department of Public Health.
It started last week with an E. coli recall of fresh…
Ground beef E. coli Traceback Investigations To Get Tougher Under USDA Initiative
TheUSDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is poised to implement new, more aggressive traceback procedures when meat samples at grinding plants test positive for E. coli O157:H7.
Currently FSIS acknowledges that its traceback investigations are less robust when there…
Iowa E coli Restaurant Issue Defies Common Sense
In a public debate in Iowa that defies common sense, some legislators are considering exempting an old-fashioned restaurant in Marshalltown from safe food handling requirements.
Taylor’s Maid Rite makes sandwiches with loose ground beef, sloppy joe style. Against state health code,…
