Contaminated Beef Recall Affects 7 States

A company voluntarily recalled nearly 96,000 pounds of ground beef products after two people were sickened, possibly by the E. coli bacteria, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service said Saturday.

The beef products by American Foods Group include coarse and fine ground beef chuck, sirloin and chop beef. They were distributed to retailers and distributors in Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Tennessee, Wisconsin and Virginia.

The problem surfaced after an investigation by the Illinois Department of Health, which was looking into two reports of illnesses.

The bacteria is E. coli O157:H7. E. coli is harbored in the intestines of cattle. Improper butchering and processing can cause the E. coli to get onto meat. Thorough cooking, to at least 160 degrees internal temperature, can destroy the bacteria.

E. coli O157:H7 is a potentially deadly bacterium that can cause bloody diarrhea and dehydration. The very young, seniors and people with compromised immune systems are the most susceptible to E. coli.

The products subject to recall were produced on Oct. 10. They were distributed for further processing and repackaging and will not have the company's establishment number on the package.

Some of the recommended use-by dates have already expired. In that case, consumers can contact their retailers to see if the products in question were at stores. Consumers are also urged to look in their freezers and return or throw out the products if they find them.

The products include:

• Bulk weight packages of "BEEF, FINE GROUND 73/27." Each shipping label bears a product code of "65000."
  
• Bulk weight packages of "BEEF, FINE GROUND 75/25." Each shipping label bears a product code of "65800."
  
• Bulk weight packages of "BEEF SIRLOIN, FINE GROUND 90/10." Each shipping label bears a product code of "66000."
  
• Bulk weight packages of "BEEF, FINE GROUND 80/20." Each shipping label bears a product code of "66400."
  
• Bulk weight packages of "BEEF, FINE GROUND 75/25." Each shipping label bears a product code of "19900."
  
• Bulk weight packages of "BEEF, FINE GROUND 73/27." Each shipping label bears a product code of "20100."
  
• Bulk weight packages of "BEEF CHUCK, FINE GROUND 82/18." Each shipping label bears a product code of "20600."
  
• Bulk weight packages of "CHOP BEEF STEAK, FINE GRIND "86/14." Each shipping label bears a product code of "30000."
  
• Bulk weight packages of "BEEF SIRLOIN, FINE GROUND 92/08." Each shipping label bears a product code of "30400."
  
• Bulk weight packages of "BEEF ROUND, FINE GROUND 87/13." Each shipping label bears a product code of "30200."
  
• Bulk weight packages of "BEEF, FINE GROUND 80/20." Each shipping label bears a product code of "30700."
  
• Bulk weight packages of "BEEF CHUCK, FINE GROUND 82/18." Each shipping label bears a product code of "31400."
  
• Bulk weight packages of "BEEF, FINE GROUND 93/07." Each shipping label bears a product code of "31600."
  
• Bulk weight packages of "BEEF, FINE GROUND 73/27." Each shipping label bears a product code of "31700."
  
• Bulk weight packages of "BEEF MODIFIED, FINE GROUND 93/07." Each shipping label bears a product code of "31900."

Each shipping label bears the establishment number "Est. 18076" inside the USDA mark of inspection.

[lucky1267]

Please remember to try and find some of the recalled meat products -- AND EAT ALLOT OF IT!
Posted by dalenadubois

When you get done cleaning toilets have some yourself. Thought you were leaving the country???

[Krazcarl]

So has anyone checked out there local food processing plant and see who works there...don''t you feel safe??

[bigpecker4]

Toilets are deadly. Porcelain is razor sharp.. Razor. I once werked at a big hotel chain that got its toilets wholesale, and one wit a flaw. And a lady went to sit down to take a pee, and the porcelain cracked, and razored her arm clean off. There was blood everywhere.

Standards! Whats about to happen in this country when the democrats take over is that all these.. corporate rich cats git''n their employments overseas fer 25 cents an hour are going to have to be accountable to the American standard! Thru lawsuits..

[bigpecker4]

Ever since corporate meat soylent green markets took over fer the local farmer, things in the meat industry have been going haywire. Once thought wasteful spending minded, now it seems that the corporate types are more into skinning the meat to the bone.. Ours.

[zuggerjack]

USAF HAS BEST PLAN FOR LANDING ASTRONAUTS ON MARS

The new proposal has its roots dating back to a day in April 1958 when the U.S. Air Force drew up a report titled "Manned Military System Development Plan" in four phases.

Their Phase IV (manned lunar landing) is the key to putting humans on Mars, for it involved soft-landing a "shelter" payload containing enough consumables to sustain one astronaut for nearly a year. Once the payload has been confirmed to be intact by radio beacons, an astronaut is sent to the Moon, and touches down in a lunar lander near the shelter payload. He would remain there inside the shelter, and occasionally make lunar excursions, until a manned "rescue" flight landed to pick him up.

Now extrapolate this concept to a manned Mars landing mission and you got it. A very large unmanned payload containing enough consumables for an extended stay on Mars (and enough fuel/hardware for an Earth-return flight) precedes the astronauts. Simple and neat.

In addition, immediate power could be supplied to a preliminary Mars base by inserting satellites into Martian orbit that convert sunlight into microwaves (like in David Kagan''s book Sunstroke) for beaming directly to rectennas aboard the shelter payload on the surface. Astronauts would have all the electricity they need for a variety of activities.

Frankly, I think it''s very damaging for the human spirit to stay holed up here -- in low-Earth orbit -- when we have the ability to explore beyond - in person. .

[grammawhamma]

lastdance: You are so correct. I went to ABC news and read their comment sections....No spam at all!! So what the "H" is wrong with CBS? I have reported all these "Prophets" everytime they spam...yet they still continue. CBS...I used to enjoy your site...but it is now ruined by RP Prophet spam just like I predicted and complained about to you when it first started. See you at ABC news!

[dalenadubois]

No one will vote for Ron Paul, if you keep spewing RON PAUL SPAM everywhere. This is horrible!
It does not help his campaign.

[missingamerica]

Good lord, *Prophet...why don''t you write your stuff on toilet paper and snail-mail it to CBS''s viewers?

You''d save minds and benefit hinds...

[ontheleft]

can the ron paul posters please limit their posts to 5000 per day? 10,000 per day is a bit much. thanks.

[dalenadubois]

CBS news censored Faaart???
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