According to a study by North Carolina State University and published in the Journal of Food Protection, front line staff in restaurants do not do a good job explaining risks of undercooked meat to customers. Undercooked meat served at restaurants, especially ground beef, has been the source of food poisoning outbreaks in the past. … Read more
Something unusual happened this week. The USDA posted two recalls for beef products on the same day, recalled for E. coli O157:H7. And in those recall notices there was information that the products had been linked, or possibly linked, to two E. coli O157:H7 outbreaks; one in New Hampshire and one in Colorado. The first … Read more
In Canada, Fraser Valley Meats in Chilliwack, British Columbia.is recalling lean and extra lean ground beef for E. coli. Consumers who have purchased this product should not eat it.The meats have “Packed On” dates ranging from MR.05.16 to MR.08.16. At the time of the recall, no illnesses were reported, but E. coli can cause serious illness and … Read more
An E. coli outbreak linked to ground beef from Snapp’s Ferry Packing has sickened 13 people in Tennessee, according to the Knox County Health Department. None of those who became ill, required hospitalization. Over the last two months, county health officials worked with the Tennessee Department of Health to investigate 13 cases of E. coli in Knox … Read more