"OK, the Agriculture Department found a sample of contaminated Cargill beef on the 8th of October, and the public is only being warned about it.....yesterday?
That's nearly a good three weeks from the date the problem was found to the date Cargill finally decided to let the public know. -- Mike Rivero, What Really Happened"
I am so fucking pissed!!!!!!!! I bought some at Stop and Shop last week!!!!!
But this government and its corporate masters LUV us!!!
By FEEDING US POISON!!!!!!!
"1 million pounds of beef are recalled by food giant" by Jon Krawczynski/Associated Press November 4, 2007
MINNEAPOLIS - Cargill Inc. said yesterday that it is recalling more than 1 million pounds of ground beef that might be contaminated with E. coli bacteria, the second time in less than a month it has voluntarily recalled beef that may have been tainted.
No illnesses have been reported, said John Keating, president of Cargill Regional Beef.
The agribusiness giant produced the beef between Oct. 8 and Oct. 11 at a plant in Wyalusing, Pa., and distributed it to retailers across the country. They include Giant, Shop Rite, Stop & Shop, Wegmans, and Weis.
Cargill learned the meat might be contaminated after the US Department of Agriculture found a problem in a sample of the beef produced on Oct. 8, the company said.
A spokeswoman for Cargill said 10 states are included in the recall - Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.
"We are working closely with the USDA to remove this product from the marketplace," Keating said in a statement.
Amanda Eamich, a spokeswoman for the USDA Food and Safety Inspection Service, said her agency will work with Cargill to track the approximately 1,084,384 pounds of beef that could be contaminated and remove it from store shelves.
"We do look in all directions to ensure that products that could be contaminated are not available to consumers," Eamich said.
On Oct. 6, Cargill voluntarily recalled more than 840,000 pounds of ground beef patties distributed at Sam's Club stores nationwide after four Minnesota children and four Wisconsin adults who ate the food developed E. coli illness, which is the same strain that was detected to prompt the latest recall.
A lawsuit is pending from that outbreak.
In September, Topps recalled 21.7 million pounds of its patties, the second-largest US beef recall, and then closed its business.
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.
Cargill Inc., based in Wayzata, Minn., is one of the nation's largest privately held companies. It makes food ingredients, moves commodities around the world, and runs financial commodities trading businesses.
Products that are being recalled:
--1.3-pound packages of "Century Farm 80/20 Ground Beef." Each package bears a Use by/freeze by date of 11/03/2007.
--3.0-pound packages of "Century Farm 80/20 Ground Beef." Each package bears a Use by/freeze by date of 11/03/2007.
--1- pound packages of "Century Farm 80/20 Ground Beef Patty." Each package bears a Use by/freeze by date of 10/31/2007.
--1.3-pound packages of "Century Farm 85/15 Ground Beef." Each package bears a Use by/freeze by date of 11/03/2007.
--3-pound packages of "Century Farm 90/10 Ground Beef." Each package bears a Use by/freeze by date of 10/19/2007.
--1.3-pound packages of "Century Farm 90/10 Ground Beef Patties." Each package bears a Use by/freeze by date of 11/03/2007.
--1.3-pound packages of "Century Farm 90/10 Ground Beef." Each package bears a Use by/freeze by date of 11/03/2007.
--1.3-pound packages of "Century Farm 93/7 Ground Beef." Each package bears a Use by/freeze by date of 11/03/2007.
--1-pound packages of "Century Farm 96/4 Extra Lean Ground Beef." Each package bears a Use by/freeze by date of 10/19/2007 or 10/31/2007.
--1-pound packages of "Century Farm 85/15 Ground Beef Patties." Each package bears a Use by/freeze by date 10/19/2007.
--1.3-pound packages of "Century Farm 93/7 Ground Beef Patties." Each package bears a Use by/freeze by date of 11/03/2007.
--1.3-pound packages of "Century Farm 80/20 Chuck Ground Beef Patties." Each package bears a Use by/freeze by date of 11/03/2007.
--1.3-pound packages of "Century Farm 80/20 Chuck Ground Beef for Chili." Each package bears a Use by/freeze by date of 10/31/2007 or 11/03/2007.
--1.3-pound packages of "Century Farm Meatloaf Mix, Beef, Pork and Veal with Natural Flavors." Each package bears a Use by/freeze by date of 10/19/2007, 10/22/2007, 10/31/2007 or 11/03/2007.
--1.25- pound packages of "Giant 75/25 Ground Beef, All Natural." Each package bears a Use by/freeze by date of 11/03/2007.
--3.0- pound packages of "Giant 75/25 Ground Beef." Each package bears a Use by/freeze by date of 10/31/2007.
--1.25-pound packages of "Giant 80/20 Ground Beef, All Natural." Each package bears a Use by/freeze by date of 11/03/2007.
--3.0-pound packages of "Giant 80/20 Ground Beef." Each package bears a Use by/freeze by date of 10/31/2007.
--1.3-pound packages of "Giant Eagle Ground Chuck Beef Patties 80/20." Each package bears a Use by/freeze by date of 10/19/2007 or10/22/2007.
--1.3-pound packages of "Giant Eagle Ground Beef Patties 92/8." Each package bears a Use by/freeze by date of 10/22/2007.
--1.3-pound packages of "Giant Eagle Ground Beef Patties 85/15 - Certified Angus Beef Brand." Each package bears a Use by/freeze by date of 10/19/2007 or 10/22/2007.
--1.3-pound packages of "Giant Eagle Ground Round Beef Patties 85/15." Each package bears a Use by/freeze by date of 10/19/2007 or 10/22/2007.
--3.0-pound packages of "Shop Rite, 80% Lean 20% Fat, Ground Beef." Each package bears a Use by/freeze by date of 10/31/2007 or 11/03/2007.
--3.0-pound packages of "Shop Rite, 85% Lean 15% Fat, Ground Beef." Each package bears a Use by/freeze by date of 10/31/2007 or 11/03/2007.
--1.3-pound packages of "Shop Rite, 93% Lean 7% Fat, Ground Beef Patties." Each package bears a Use by/freeze by date of 11/03/2007.
--1.3-pound packages of "Shop Rite, 93% Lean 7% Fat, Ground Beef." Each package bears a Use by/freeze by date of 11/03/2007.
--1-pound packages of "Shop Rite, 96% Lean 4% Fat, Ground Beef." Each package bears a Use by/freeze by date of 10/31/2007.
--1.25- pound packages of "Stop & Shop 75/25 Ground Beef, All Natural." Each package bears a Use by/freeze by date of 10/31/2007 or 11/03/2007.
--5.0- pound packages of "Stop & Shop 75/25 Ground Beef, All Natural." Each package bears a Use by/freeze by date of 11/03/2007.
--1.25-pound packages of "Stop & Shop 80/20 Ground Beef, All Natural." Each package bears a Use by/freeze by date of 10/31/2007 or 11/03/2007.
--1.25-pound packages of "Stop & Shop 85/15 Ground Beef, All Natural." Each package bears a Use by/freeze by date of 10/31/2007.
--1.2-pound packages of "Stop & Shop 87/13 Ground Beef Sirloin, All Natural." Each package bears a Use by/freeze by date of 10/31/2007.
--1- pound packages of "Stop & Shop 90/10 Ground Beef, All Natural." Each package bears a Use by/freeze by date of 10/31/2007.
--1.0-pound packages of "Stop & Shop 80/20 Ground Beef Patties, All Natural." Each package bears a Use by/freeze by date of 11/03/2007.
--1.3-pound packages of "Stop & Shop 80/20 Ground Beef Patties, All Natural." Each package bears a Use by/freeze by date of 11/03/2007.
--2.6-pound packages of "Stop & Shop 80/20 Ground Beef Patties, All Natural." Each package bears a Use by/freeze by date of 11/03/2007.
--1.3-pound packages of "Stop & Shop 90/10 Ground Beef Patties, All Natural." Each package bears a Use by/freeze by date of 10/31/2007 or 11/03/2007.
--2.5-pound packages of "Stop & Shop 90/10 Ground Beef, All Natural." Each package bears a Use by/freeze by date of 10/19/2007.
--2.5-pound packages of "Stop & Shop 93/7 Ground Beef, All Natural." Each package bears a Use by/freeze by date of 10/31/2007.
--1-pound packages of "Wegmans 80/20 Ground Beef Patties." Each package bears a Use by/freeze by date of 10/19/2007.
--1.3-pound packages of "Wegmans 90/10 Ground Beef Patties." Each package bears a Use by/freeze by date of 10/19/2007 or 10/22/2007.
--3.0- pound packages of "Weis Premium Meats, 73/27 Ground Beef." Each package bears a Use by/freeze by date of 11/03/2007.
--1- pound packages of "Weis Premium Meats, 80/20 Ground Beef." Each package bears a Use by/freeze by date of 10/31/2007.
--3- pound packages of "Weis Premium Meats, 80/20 Ground Beef." Each package bears a Use by/freeze by date of 10/31/2007 or 11/03/2007.
--1-pound packages of "Weis Premium Meats 85/15 Ground Beef." Each package bears a Use by/freeze by date of 10/31/2007.
--2.0 and 3.0 -pound packages of "Weis Premium Meats 85/15 Ground Beef." Each package bears a Use by/freeze by date of 11/03/2007.
--2-pound packages of "Weis Premium Meats 93/7 Ground Beef." Each package bears a Use by/freeze by date of 11/03/2007.
--1-pound packages of "Weis Premium Meats 93/7 Ground Beef." Each package bears a Use by/freeze by date of 10/31/2007.
--1-pound packages of "Weis Premium Meats 96/4 Ground Beef Extra Lean." Each package bears a Use by/freeze by date of 10/31/2007.
--1.3-pound packages of "Weis Premium Meats 90/10 Ground Beef Sirloin Patties." Each package bears a Use by/freeze by date of 10/31/2007.
--1.3-pound packages of "Weis Premium Meats Meatloaf Mix, Beef, Pork and Veal with Natural Flavors." Each package bears a Use by/freeze by date of 10/31/2007.
--1.3-pound packages of "Weis Premium Meats 80/20 Ground Beef for Chili." Each package bears a Use by/freeze by date of 10/31/2007.
--1.3-pound packages of "Meat Loaf Mix, Made with Beef, Pork, Veal, with Natural Flavors." Each package bears a Use by/freeze by date of 10/19/2007 or 10/22/2007.
--1.25-pound packages of "Meatloaf Mix, A Blend of Fresh Ground Beef, Pork & Veal, All Natural." Each package bears a Use by/freeze by date of 10/31/2007.
--Various weight packages of "85/15 Coarse Ground Beef for Chili Meat, All Natural." Each package bears a Use by/freeze by date of 10/31/2007.
--1.3-pound packages of "Ground Beef Chuck for Chili 80/20." Each package bears a Use by/freeze by date of 10/19/2007 or 10/22/2007.
--1.3 pound packages of "Price Rite 85% Lean, 15% Fat Ground Beef." Each package bears a Use by/freeze by date of 11/03/2007.
--1.3 pound packages of "Price Rite 80% Lean, 20% Fat Ground Beef." Each package bears a Use by/freeze by date of 11/03/2007.
--1.3 pound packages of "Price Rite Meat loaf mix." Each package bears a Use by/freeze by date of 10/31/207 or 11/03/2007.
Also see:
Better Chuck Your Ground Beef...
Back to Veganism, I guess (puke, shit, fart, runs)!
Aaaaaaaaahhh!
