Ground beef served by Coco Loco A&M, located on George Bush Drive not far from the Texas A&M Golf Course was the likely source of an April E. coli outbreak that sickened ten people in the College Station/Bryan area. Health officials announced their findings at press conference Tuesday after a collaborative investigation involving local, state… Continue Reading
At a press conference today, the Brazos County Health Department is expected to name both the restaurant and beef supplier involved in the April E. coli outbreak that sickened ten people, including two local boys. On Monday, the department report the source of the E. coli illnesses was ground beef served by a local Bryan-College… Continue Reading
An outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium linked to ground beef that started in early December of 2012 is now thought to have ended in mid-February after sickening a total of 22 people, announced the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Friday. The 22 illnesses linked to the outbreak occurred in 6 states: Arizona (1 case), Illinois… Continue Reading
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The government’s Agricultural Marketing Service’s (AMS) Commodity Procurement Staff purchases a variety of food products for use in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and other food assistance programs. One of these commodity items is frozen ground beef. All ground beef that is generated for the NSLP is further processed and cooked at other USDA… Continue Reading
An additional two people have fallen ill in a Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak linked to ground beef from Jouni Meats, Inc., and Gab Halal Foods, bringing the total case count to 18 people across 5 states. Seven patients have been hospitalized. The number ill by state is now as follows: Arizona (1), Iowa (1), Illinois (2),… Continue Reading
In 1993, 623 people in the western U.S. fell ill with a little-known bacteria called E. coli O157:H7. Ultimately, four children would die from their infections; many others suffered long-term medical complications. The bug was later traced to undercooked hamburger served at Jack in the Box restaurants. This outbreak thrust foodborne illness onto the national stage… Continue Reading
A second Michigan retail store has recalled about 550 pounds of ground beef products that may be associated with a Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak linked to a Macomb County restaurant. Troy-based Gab Halal Foods recalled various size bags of ground beef, wrapped in clear plastic. The recalled product was produced between Dec. 4, and Dec. 10,… Continue Reading
Glenn’s Market and Catering, a Watertown, WI establishment, is recalling approximately 2,532 pounds of raw ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The following products are subject to recall: Various size packages of Glenn’s Market ground round, ground… Continue Reading
Butcher’s Choice Garlic Peppercorn Beef Burgers are being voluntarily recalled by Loblaw Companies Ltd. of Brampton, Ontario for possible contamination of E. coli O157:H7. The affected product is frozen in 1.13 kg packages bearing the UPC 0-60383-89363-7, with a best-before date of March 2013. The product was distributed nationally across Canada. According to the Canadian… Continue Reading
Chefs in London are criticizing the Westminster council for what’s being called a “crackdown” on rare and medium-rare burgers, the Evening Standard reports. The reaction comes after food safety inspectors ordered Davy’s Wine Bar in St. James’s to stop serving its burger undercooked — an order the eatery is challenging in court. While the council… Continue Reading
Main Street Quality Meats of Salt Lake City, Utah recalled about 2,310 pounds of ground beef Monday for possible E. coli O157:H7 contamination. No illnesses are yet associated with the recall, which came after testing by USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) revealed contamination in the product. The company had already shipped the ground… Continue Reading