Largest-Ever U.S. Meat Recall Made
Largest Ever Meat Recall. Poultry processor Pilgrim's Pride is recalling 27.4 million pounds of cooked sandwich meat after warnings of possible contamination from listeria the largest meat recall in U.S. history. The company pulled 295,000 pounds of turkey and chicken products Wednesday but expanded the recall over the weekend … [Read more...]
Concerns Over Listeria Warnings For Schools
A company recalled meat linked to a listeria outbreak The Agriculture Department should have warned schools to check their freezers and refrigerators immediately after a company recalled meat linked to a listeria outbreak, consumer groups and advocates say. Days after the department announced Sunday a Wampler Foods' plant in … [Read more...]
Ground Beef Recall Issued By Stew Leonard’s After E. Coli Sickens Three
Three people who ate meat purchased at a Yonkers, New York supermarket have been diagnosed with E. coli poisoning, prompting the store to recall some of its ground beef. Stew Leonard’s issued the recall as a precaution, and health authorities do not believe that the E. coli contamination originated at the supermarket. E. coli is … [Read more...]
Topps Meat Company E. Coli Recall Largest in a Decade
Sharp rise in E. Coli Cases This Year Has Many Concerned about Food Safety The Topps frozen ground beef recall has sparked concerns that E. coli-tainted meat has once again become a major threat to US consumers. E. coli bacteria had been a regular source of frustration for US meat processors until the late 1990s, when the industry … [Read more...]
USDA E. Coli Testing of Meat to Increase Following Topps Ground Beef Recall
E. coli testing at meat processing plants should increase dramatically under new rules set to be implemented by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). The changes were prompted after the USDA was criticized for its handling of the Topps Meat Company ground beef recall earlier this month.  The USDA hopes the changes will stem the … [Read more...]
Rise in E. Coli Meat Recalls Might be Linked to Increased Use of Ethanol Byproduct as Cattle Feed
E. Coli Meat Recalls Could Be Explained, By The Way Cattle Are Fed A spike in E. coli meat recalls and outbreaks could be explained, in part, by the way some cattle are fed, new research says.  According to a study conducted at Kansas State University, cattle fed with distiller’s grain, a byproduct of Ethanol production, are more … [Read more...]
USDA User Fees Could Pay for Meat Recalls, Additional Testing
USDA Assessing User Fees For Meat Inspections The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) could soon start assessing user fees to pay for meat inspections and other food safety initiatives. There were over 52 meat recalls last year, 21 of which involved E. coli tainted meat. Ten of the meat recalls were the result of routine USDA … [Read more...]
Largest Beef Recall Issued After Undercover Video of ‘Downer Cattle’ Raises Mad Cow Disease Fears
Beef Recall Encompassing Pounds Of Meat A beef recall encompassing 143 pounds of meat – including some sold to the National School Lunch Program – was issued over the weekend by Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Company. According to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), the beef recall was necessary because Hallmark violated rules … [Read more...]
Dutch’s Meats Recalls E. Coli Tainted Meat
Dutch’s Meats Recalled Pounds Of Hamburger. Dutch’s Meats Inc., a hamburger plant located in Trenton, New Jersey has recalled 13,275 pounds of hamburger after tests showed possible E. coli contamination of a batch of meat, officials said. Dutch’s Meats sells to customers and restaurants in Trenton and Pennsylvania and does not sell … [Read more...]
Lawsuits Coming in Kroger E. Coli Outbreak
At Least One Person Plans On Filing A Lawsuit At least one person plans on filing a lawsuit after falling ill from eating tainted meat. Zachery Everhart become sick with E. coli in the recent and ongoing multi-state outbreak of E. coli poisoning after consuming tainted meat that generated from Kroger’s Grocery. A raw beef sample … [Read more...]
USDA to Name Retailers in Some Recalls
Regulators Are Changing The Way Recalls Are Handled Federal regulators are changing the way meat recalls are handled. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said it will now publish the names of retailers that received shipments of meat subject to Class I recalls. Previously, the USDA had kept such information confidential, a … [Read more...]
E. Coli Concerns Prompt Sterling Pacific Meat to Recall Ground Beef
Ground Beef Recalled By Sterling Pacific Meat More than 3,000 pounds of ground beef is being recalled today by Sterling Pacific Meat Co., a City of Commerce, Calif. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the ground beef may be tainted with E. coli O157:H7. E. coli O157:H7 is a potentially deadly bacterium that … [Read more...]
Cargill Expands Beef Recall, Shuts Plant Amid E. Coli Fears
Cargill Expand The Recall Of Ground Beef Due To A Contamination. Cargill Inc., joining the list of meatpackers battered by food-safety mistakes, sharply expanded its Beef Recall of ground beef potentially tainted with E. coli bacteria to 2.8 million pounds, Friday's Wall Street Journal reported. … [Read more...]
