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
A lawsuit was filed on December 4, 2009, against Cargill seeking at least $100 million to compensate Stephanie Smith for the tragic, life-changing injuries that she suffered as a result
Friday the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Beef Packers, Inc, owned by Cargill, was recalling over 22,000 pounds of ground beef products due to possible contamination
It seems like an announcement that another batch of ground beef has been found to be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 is just around the corner. In the second
Meatingplace reported last week that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) most recent data indicates the agency has been effective in reducing the risk of contaminated ground
In 2007 a multi-state public health investigation into a nationwide E. coli O157:H7 outbreak identified a number of people who became ill with E. coli O157:H7 after eating
A final report on the Fairbank Farms outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 from ground beef was issued Nov. 24th by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Among
In what might be much ado about a recall involving only 90 pounds of ground beef, private lab results are being used to call into question the accuracy of the
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Tuesday that Fairbury Steaks, Inc. was recalling approximately 90 pounds of fresh ground beef products for
Twenty-five people in ten states are part of a cluster of victims of an E. coli O157:H7 strain matched to ground beef from Fairbank Farms, the Centers for Disease
The footprint of states where in mid-September consumers could have bought ground beef contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 is much larger than was originally reported.
When Fairbank Farms, based
An outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 associated with a Massachusetts meat packer is spreading across New England, Food Safety News has learned.
Seattle food safety attorney Bill Marler was