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Ground Beef
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E. coli Blog
New York Times – Fairbanks Farms did not test trim for E. coli?
By Bill Marler
Michael Moss breaks yet another concerning E. coli story - "E. Coli Outbreak Traced to Company That Halted Testing of Ground Beef." Apparently, Fairbank Farms purchased incoming trim to add…
Food Poison Journal
Revised CDC statistics on ground beef E. coli O157:H7 outbreak
By Bill Marler
The CDC reports today that there are currently only 26 illnesses in 11 states that are linked to the Fairbank Farms E. coli O157:H7 ground beef outbreak and recall. This…
Food Poison Journal
Where is the recalled ground beef?
By Bill Marler
The latest CDC summary on the ongoing E. coli O157:H7 outbreak linked to Fairbank Farms ground beef says that there are 28 confirmed cases in 12 states. The USDA-FSIS's latest outbreak summary,…
Food Poison Journal
Fairbank Farms linked to at least two prior hamburger recalls
By Bill Marler
October 31, 2009 - Fairbank Farms, an Ashville, NY, establishment, is recalling approximately 545,699 pounds of fresh ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S.…
Marler Blog
Crocetti’s Oakdale Packing Company dba South Shore Meats, Inc., Recalls Fresh Ground Beef Patties And Beef Steak Products Due To E. coli O157:H7 Contamination
By Bill Marler
Crocetti's Oakdale Packing Co., doing business as, South Shore Meats, Inc., a Brockton, Mass., establishment, is voluntarily recalling approximately 1,039 pounds of fresh ground beef patties derived from bench trim…
Food Poison Journal
925 Pounds of Ground Beef Products Recalled for Possible E. coli Contamination
The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has just announced a Class I recall for 925 pounds of San Diego Meat Company ground beef…
Food Poison Journal
Marler Clark has Tested Retail Hamburger for Non-O157:H7 Pathogenic Shiga Toxin Producing E. coli – Abstract Available
By Bill Marler
We have completed a portion of the first year’s tests and are in the process of compiling the data. We hope to publish the results in the next month. (See…
Food Poison Journal
So, Beef Packers Inc. (a.k.a. Cargill) Recalls Salmonella Newport Beef – Why Hasn’t It Or FSIS Told Us Where It Was Sold?
By Bill Marler
William D. Marler - Op-ed When we hear that there has been a recall of hamburger tainted with Salmonella Newport, how many of us would know which company slaughtered the…
Food Poison Journal
Colorado at the Epicenter of Ground Beef Salmonella Outbreak
By Bill Marler
Whether its just extremely competent public health officials, or that this particular state just got more of the bad meat than everybody else, Colorado is currently at the epicenter of…
Food Poison Journal
Salmonella Newport in Ground Beef: It’s not the first time
By Bill Marler
In 1999, several states reported clusters of Salmonella Newport, an antibiotic resistant strain of the bug, with an indistinguishable PFGE pattern and the same anti-microbial resistance pattern. The states reported to…