A dozen or so feedlots around the Fort Morgan, CO beef plant owned by Cargill Meat Solutions have been enlisted in a field trial for a vaccine against E. coli
A dozen days have passed since the Christmas Eve beef recall by Oklahoma-based National Steak and Poultry and still basic information has not been disclosed.
Not only has the federal
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service remains leaderless
U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) responded to the Christmas Eve tenderized steak recall by calling out the Obama Administration for
As the E. coli O157:H7 outbreak tied to a nationwide recall of mechanically tenderized steaks–and 21 illnesses in 16 states–continues to unfold, questions about where the meat
E. coli O157:H7 and Mechanically Tenderized Steaks
By now, most people have come to understand that a lot of industrially produced, mass-manufactured ground beef sold in the United States
1. New York Times reporter Michael Moss introduced readers to Stephanie Smith, a children’s dance instructor from Minnesota who is partially paralyzed from E. coli O157:H7. In Moss’
Food safety advocates warned Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack in June about the risks presented by mechanically tenderized steaks; Advocates say the ongoing multi-state E. coli outbreak could have been
No matter how many times I hear people blame victims for their ground beef-related E. coli O157:H7 infections, I continue to be surprised. The comments usually follow a set
An Ohio slaughtering and meat packing facility specializing in beef, pork, lamb, and veal is recalling product because of potential E. coli O157:H7 contamination.
Bristolville-based Mehan Packing recalled 772
Williston, VT-based Harrington and Sons late Monday recalled approximately 68 pounds of fresh ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. The U.S. Department of
An Iraqi scientist at Michigan State University has discovered a vaccine for Enterotoxigenic E. coli infections that could save millions of children around the world.
The vaccine, developed by Dr.