It’s getting harder and harder to know what’s safe to eat. Despite the repeated attempts at reassurance of safety by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the nation’s food supply is at risk, whether from melamine contamination, salmonella or E.coli. An additional 5.3 MILLION pounds of fresh and frozen ground beef products produced by United Food Group LLC of California has now been recalled in addition to the more then 40,000 pounds of ground beef just recalled by Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. which had been shipped to Wal-Mart stores in 12 states after samples tested at a Sherman, Texas plant showed signs of E. coli contamination. http://www.northcountrygazette.org/news/2007/06/09/beef_recall-2/ In what was labeled as a precautionary measure to protect consumers based on new information just provided to the company, United Food Group, LLC, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture has voluntarily expanding its recall to include fresh and frozen ground beef products produced at its plant from April 6 through April 20, an estimated 5.3 million pounds that may have been contaminated with the E. coli O157:H7 bacteria. United Food had recalled 75,000 pounds of ground beef […]
Monday, June 11th, 2007
5.7 Million Pounds Of Ground Beef Recalled Due To E.Coli
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Source: North Country Gazette (New York)
Publication Date: Sunday, 10 of June , 2007 at 7:50 pm
Link: 5.7 Million Pounds Of Ground Beef Recalled Due To E.Coli
Source: North Country Gazette (New York)
Publication Date: Sunday, 10 of June , 2007 at 7:50 pm
Link: 5.7 Million Pounds Of Ground Beef Recalled Due To E.Coli
Stephan: This is the completely to be expected result of the Bush Administration selling the regulatory agencies that are supposed to oversee the safety of our food to the agro-industries they are supposed to regulate. For the first time in my memory one can no longer take for granted the safety of simple food products, like spinach or ground beef. It is just another area of civil life in America that has been degraded over the past seven years. We are like the frog in the saucepan of water. Is that what you want?
Details on specific products affected and code date information can be found at www.unitedfoodgrouprecall.com Consumers with recalled products should either dispose of the product or return it to the point of purchase for a refund. Consumers seeking additional information may also contact United Food Group's 24-hour toll-free hotline at (800) 325-4164.
