ground beef e coli
Valley Meat E. coli Recall Amended
USDA has ammended its recall announcement regarding Valley Meat Company, Modesto, California, a meatpacker that recalled about 1 million pounds of frozen hamburger patties and other ground beef due to possible E. coli 0157:H7 contamination. The meat…
Fecal Shedding Underestimates E. coli 0157:H7 Volume in Cattle
New research published this week shows that testing for E. coli O157:H7 in cow feces underestimates the prevalance of the pathogen in the animals’ gastrointestinal tract.
The research, published August 1 by the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology, was…
USDA-FSIS Guidance for Reducing Escherichia coli O157:H7 Shedding in Cattle
USDA-FSIS has issued a guidance for reducing Escherichia coli O157:H7 (E. coli O157:H7). According to the guidance, pre-harvest cattle management controls and interventions are emerging as an option that offers great opportunity to improve food safety.
Consensus within…
Senator’s Bill Would Force USDA to Trace E. coli in Meat to its Source
U.S. Senator John Tester of Montana is challenging the status quo at USDA by introducing legislation that would force the agency to more aggressively scrutinize the origin of E. coli O157:H7 in meat.
Under the current system, meat products adulterated…
E. coli Outbreak Tracing Problem Haunts Schools
A USDA public meeting today in Washington, D.C., will focus on how to quickly identify suppliers of source material in products testing positive for E. coli O157:H7.
Such tracing difficulties have created a huge gap in food safety and participants in today’s…
864,000 Pounds of Ground Beef Recalled in California
A California meat processor with an E. coli O157:H7 problem has recalled 864,000 pounds of ground beef sold to restaurants, hotels and distributors in California between Feb. 19- May 15, 2008, and between Jan. 5-15.
The ground beef E. coli at…
Ground Beef E coli Detected by School Lunch Program
A screen for E. coli O157:H7 in raw hamburger and a similar screen for Salmonella used by the national school lunch program has led to changes in the way the USDA is treating a major supplier of ground…
Vaccines Hold Promise for E coli Abatement
Food safety officials believe the U.S. beef industry may be on the cusp of an important change that may reduce E. coli O157:H7 in the meat supply, but not wipe it out.
A recent New York Times story by…
E coli Ground Beef Recalled from Restaurant
Fairbury Steaks Inc. of Fairbury, Nebraska, is recalling 90 pounds of fresh ground beef that it made Monday and distributed to a restaurant in Ruskin, Nebraska. The name of the restaurant was not published.
Rhode Island E coli Lawsuit Is 2nd from Outbreak
The family of an 11-year-old girl from Lincoln, Rhode Island, has filed a ground beef E. coli lawsuit against the company that supplied fresh hamburger meat to the Camp Bournedale nature camp in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
