Half A Million Pounds Of Beef Recalled On E.coli Fears
Half A Million Pounds Of Beef Recalled On E.coli Fears form meat producer, Fairbank Farms, for ground beef that may be contaminated with a potentially lethal bacteria.
I sure am glad that I don’t eat meat.
Fairbank Farms did a voluntary meat recall Monday, November 2nd, 2009, for more than half a million pounds of ground beef because it may be contaminated with bacteria linked to two known deaths. One death in New York and one death in New Hampshire.
Other E. coli O157:H7 illness has been reported in Connecticut, Maine and Massachusetts.
Fairbank Farms of Ashville, New York, started their recall Saturday, October 31st, 2009, for approximately 545,699 pounds of ground beef produced between September 14th and September 16th, 2009, after the meat was “possibly linked” to E. coli O157:H7.
Fairbank Farms made this statement: “Any customers from northeastern or mid-Atlantic states who have identified recalled ground beef products should remove the product from their freezers and return it to their stores for full reimbursement.”
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service said it learned of the problem during an investigation of a cluster of E. coli 0157:H7 illnesses in Connecticut, Maine and Massachusetts.
The recall was for distribution centers in eight states, but the company stated that some retailers may have sent the affected beef to other states.
Retail outlets include: ACME, BJ’s, Ford Brothers, Giant Food Stores, Price Chopper, Shaw’s, and Trader Joe’s. The products affected are listed on the USDA Web site.
Other grocers may also be recalling the products, which are already at least 23 days past their expiration date, meaning they are no longer being sold as fresh ground beef but can be frozen…so buyer beware…
“We’re assisting our customers in conducting this recall, and continue to urge consumers to check their freezers for ground beef products that are listed in the recall. Consumers who identify these products should return them to the point of purchase for a full refund,” ,” stated CEO Ron Allen.
For information on the meat recall, the USDA meat products recall list, go to fsis.USDA.gov.
For the full story of “Half A Million Pounds Of Beef Recalled On E.coli Fears,” go to CNN News.
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