Government Announces Nationwide Ground Beef Recall

AP ^ | June 30, 2002

[RedBloodedAmerican]

I thought that even if it is shipped with E Coli, that if you cook it properly it would be okay.

But I don't cook mine :)

[Pistias]

There you go, folks; stick to the steaks for the 4th, or go chicken...it's better for you anyways.

[cmsgop]

Same here.

I wonder how this beef is packaged for retail.

[Unknown Freeper]

Wonder how many people have purchased the meat for their holiday cookouts?

[terilyn]

Are you from Wisconsin? Blech!

[Semper911]

and each case contained six 10-pound cylindrical packages.

Who buys ground beef in 10 lb tubes? (Besides nursing homes, school cafeterias, etc.)

[DeaconRed]

"But I don't cook mine :)"

Me Neither

[mewzilla]

Yummy. Conagra's political donations make interesting reading, BTW. Tiny Tom Daschle sure got a wad. You know, maybe all this rotten meat is the Democrats' fault.

[mdittmar]

I believe that over the course of my lifetime, I have become immune to e-coli.

A timely action,gotta watch out for the little ones on the fourth,cook them burgers 'till their hockey pucks:)

[strela]

Who buys ground beef in 10 lb tubes?

I do. When I get a side of beef to fill my freezers, the slaughterhouse packs the hamburger in 10-pound tubes. I then break them up into 2-pound lots, wrap them in Ziploc bags, then freeze them. The slaughterhouse charges about 20 bucks extra here to pack hamburger in individual 1-pound packs.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

Plus the hassle of feathers between your teeth.

[JZoback]

Who buys ground beef in 10 lb tubes? (Besides nursing homes, school cafeterias, etc.)

I do, or my wife does I should say.

Cut it up in 2lb blocks and freeze it.

I do buy my steaks, straight from the meat counter to the grill.

[Don Myers]

"The department's Food Safety and Inspection Service said the labels on all the products being recalled bear the establishment code "EST.969" inside the USDA seal of inspection."

Contaminated food passed USDA inspection?

[Pistias]

I'm talking more for the arteries, but I suppose if we're "flame-kissing" our Fourth dinner, well, go with the steak.

[mewzilla]

I don't think the cultures come back til after the meat's out the door.

[SouthernFreebird]

It was produced on May 31 and distributed to retail....

and it took them a month to let us know? did they want to make sure as much as possible was bought and used, therefore non returnable?

[RedBloodedAmerican]

e-coli forms on the outside of raw meat. since it cooks from the outside in, cooking a steak even a little will kill it. Hamburgers are another story since when you grind the meat you distribute the e-coli throughout... so you gotta cook it all the way

You sure know your meat!

[Jhoffa_]

I thought that even if it is shipped with E Coli, that if you cook it properly it would be okay.

It will.

Hit 168 degrees for a short time and you will be fine as froghair.

There are cross contamination issues to be concerned about though. Like taking paties out to the grill and then returning with them on the same plate, not washing your hands after handling the beef, raw meat juices running around and getting into the salad and such..

Aside from that though it's no biggie. I am suprised it mertis a recall.