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Re: FurryMcMonst post# 1686

Monday, 10/23/2006 6:05:43 PM

Monday, October 23, 2006 6:05:43 PM

Post# of 5907
Small recall but the frequency of e-coli recalls seems to be increasing.

http://www.ecoliblog.com/articles/-e-coli-recalls/

Connecticut Firm Recalls Ground Beef Products For Possible E. coli O157:H7 Contamination

The USDA announced today that Omaha Beef Company, a Danbury, Connecticut, firm issued a recall for ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the same bacterium that was found to be the source of an outbreak among people who ate contamianted spinach in August and September and became ill. According to the press release:

Omaha Beef Company, Inc., a Danbury, Conn., firm, is voluntarily recalling approximately 1,680 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today.

The products subject to recall include: 10-pound boxes of 'HAMBURGER PATTIES, OMAHA BEEF CO., INC.' Five- and 10-pound bags of 'HAMBURGER, OMAHA BEEF CO., INC.'

Each package bears the establishment number 'Est. 2769' inside the USDA mark of inspection, as well as the case code, '101861.'

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