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Ground Beef
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E. coli Blog
USDA finalizes new standards for ground beef
By Bill Marler
New and tougher standards have been implemented for all ground beef purchased for USDA’s numerous federal food and nutrition assistance programs, including the National School Lunch Program. The new standards…
Food Poison Journal
Montclair ground beef E. coli O157:H7 recall update
By Bill Marler
The USDA-FSIS has updated the information about Montclair Meat Co's 53,000 pound ground beef recall due to potential E. coli O157:H7 contamination. The original recall occurred on May 15, 2010,…
Food Poison Journal
WinCo Foods expands E. coli O157:H7-contaminated ground beef recall
By Bill Marler
Yesterday, WinCo Foods expanded its April 10 ground beef recall to include all ground beef sold at all WinCo stores between March 26, 2010 and April 9, 2010. The original recall…
Food Poison Journal
Michael Moss (NY Times) Wins the Pulitzer Prize for E. coli Story
By Bill Marler
Michael Moss has won the Pulitzer Prize for his article detailing the E. coli O157:H7 illness of Stephanie Smith and the outbreak, linked to Cargill ground beef, that changed her…
E. coli Blog
E. coli Hamburger Recalled by Winco
By Bill Marler
WinCo Foods announced a few moments ago that it is issuing a voluntary Class I recall on all ground beef products sold at its Modesto, California store between the dates…
Food Poison Journal
Lawsuit Filed Against Fairbank Farms Over E. coli O157:H7 Ground Beef
By Dave Babcock
Marler Clark filed a lawsuit today on behalf of Alice Smith against Fairbank Farms in Federal District Court in Maine. Ms. Smith, 88 years old, was hospitalized for weeks with an…
Food Poison Journal
Marler Clark Files First E. coli Lawsuit Against National Steak and Poultry
By Bill Marler
SALT LAKE CITY, UT (January 21, 2010) The first E. coli lawsuit against National Steak and Poultry, an Oklahoma meat manufacturing facility, was filed today in the Third Judicial District…
Food Poison Journal
National Steak and Poultry Links Moe’s, Carino’s Italian Grill, and KRM Restaurants to E. coli Outbreak Outbreak in Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, South Dakota and Washington
By Bill Marler
According to recent press reports, a statement from National Steak and Poultry and discussions with various state health officials, Colorado has confirmed that at least one person in that state…
Food Poison Journal
Vermont Harrington and Sons Recalls E. coli-tainted Hamburger
By Bill Marler
According to an FSIS release, Harrington and Sons, a Williston, Vt., establishment, is recalling approximately 68 pounds of fresh ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7,…
Food Poison Journal
E. coli O157:H7 Linked to Fairbury Steaks, Inc. – Ground Beef Recalled
By Bill Marler
Fairbury Steaks, Inc. a Fairbury, Neb., establishment, is recalling approximately 90 pounds of fresh ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's…