Mechanically tenderized steaks are comparable in safety to unprocessed steaks and do not need special labeling, according to the American Meat Institute (AMI), the group that represents 95 percent of the red met industry.
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Tender, but Deadly
By Denis Stearns on
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 can be deadly. One need only…
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USDA Warned of Risky Steak Last June
By Helena Bottemiller on
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 prevented.
In the wake…
Steaks Recalled for E. coli; Illnesses in 6 States
By Helena Bottemiller on
Hours before millions of Americans sat down for Christmas Eve dinner yesterday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that National Steak and Poultry, of Owassa Oklahoma, was recalling 248,000 of beef over concerns the…
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