Posted on 11/03/2015 2:19:45 PM PST by LibWhacker
WASHINGTON — Nearly 168,000 pounds of ground beef is being recalled due to potential E. coli contamination.
Federal food safety inspectors found the bacteria in meat that was packaged by All American Meats in Omaha, Neb., prompting regulators to issue a recall on Sunday for a massive batch of the company’s products that may also be affected.
The ground beef items were produced on Oct. 16, 2015. The following products are subject to recall:
80-lb. (approximate weight) boxes of “Ground Beef 80% Lean 20% Fat (Fine Grind)†with Sell By Date 11-03-2015 and case code 62100.
80-lb. (approximate weight) boxes of “Ground Beef 73% Lean 27% Fat (Fine Grind)†with Sell By Date 11-03-2015 and case code 60100.
60-lb. (approximate weight) boxes of “Ground Beef Round 85% Lean 15% Fat (Fine Grind)†with Sell By Date 11-03-2015 and case code 68560.
60-lb. (approximate weight) boxes of “Ground Beef Chuck 81% Lean 19% Fat (Fine Grind)†with Sell By Date 11-03-2015 and case code 68160.
60-lb. (approximate weight) boxes of “Ground Beef Chuck 81% Lean 19% Fat (Fine Grind)†with Sell By Date 11-03-2015 and case code 63130.
80-lb. (approximate weight) boxes of “Ground Beef Chuck 81% Lean 19% Fat (Fine Grind)†with Sell By Date 11-03-2015 and case code 63100.
The USDA said the beef was shipped all over the country. The packages also include the establishment number “EST. 20420†on the USDA mark of inspection. See what the labels look like here.
Regulators said no illnesses linked to the meat had been reported at the time the recall was issued.
“Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them,†the USDA said in a press release. “These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.â€
E. coli — the same bacteria that led Chipotle to close dozens of restaurants over the weekend — is potentially lethal. It causes dehydration and digestion issues and can lead to kidney failure. Symptoms include “bruising, pallor, and decreased urine output,†officials said.
It’s unclear how the contamination may have occurred. All American Meats did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
This is how they get hamburger up to $10.00/lb. Someone infects the meat and zoom zoom zoom! Houston, we have a problem. There is a hamburger shortage in America = supply and demand strategy.
The Unwashed Obama Illegals again ?
Buy grass-fed and avoid this problem
I don’t usually buy my hamburger in 80lb boxes.
Supermarkets do.
That looks good. Yours? That’s a serious looking home grinder! Everything looks impeccably clean. I’d hate to see the “kitchen” the tainted meat in this article came from.
... Buy grass-fed and avoid this problem ...
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How does that solve the problem?
A lot of people just do not seem to understand...
Any meat could be -tainted- or -contaminated-
A ribeye or a tbone or a sirloin would only be tainted on the -outside-
and the surface contamination is killed by cooking.
For any ground meat, however, in the grinding process,
what -was- on the outside is now on the -inside-
and surface cooking will not kill the contamination.
If you cook your burgers and other ground meats -well done-
then it is not a problem.
Cows that are fed grass (their natural diet) have intact intestinal flora which enhances their immunity. And their meat has been shown to be not only nutritionally superior, but clean & uncontaminated as well. Conversely, the corn fed cows tend to be sicker, have more inflammation and their meat is high in Omega 6 fatty acids which cause inflammation in humans who consume their meat.
Contamination is usually introduced during slaughter and packaging due to substandard sanitation, and is not inherent in the neat itself.
What stores carry this ground meat and which stores are safe to by from?
Point taken. I will modify my original position to say eating grass fed beef can reduce the risk of E. coli. In theory it is still possible but hasn’t happened that I’ve found thru researching the topic, and the animal is healthier overall.
I buy frozen ground grass fed beef at Trader Joes, fresh beef at Whole Foods, and sometimes source locally through farmers committed to pasturing their cows. There are also websites you can find that will ship anywhere in the U.S. Just do a google search. :-)
I hate well-done beef.
then stick to ribeyes!
I think we agree.
A grass-fed animal is no doubt a healthier animal,
but the diet of the animal is not the source of this e coli.
Uh, no. Nice conspiracy theory, but that's not what it is about. It comes from packing the meat where it is slaughtered. The cattle are snuffed, and the poop is all around. A little poop gets on the sides of beef as they go through the processing plant, and then the poop gets ground up in with the meat. Since poop is mostly e coli anyway, this is how meat gets contaminated. Steaks and roasts don't have that problem because you can wash them off.
Of course, the price of meat goes up because of the costs associated with recalls and lawsuit payouts. The supply goes down for a while as the meat plants have to shut down, clean up and get inspected to satisfy the regulators.
Always get your ground beef from a full-service supermarket or butcher shop where there is no poop.
Thanks it loos like Trader Joe’s or Sprouts for me.
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