Egg Recall Followed by Beef

Posted on 03. Sep, 2010 by Jessica in Natural Health News

Less than a month after half a million eggs were recalled for salmonella, now reports of 8,500 pounds of ground beef contaminated by a type of E. coli bacteria are being recalled by a company in Pennsylvania, announced by the Department of Agriculture.

According to the Food Safety and Inspection Service, there is a link between the recalled beef and the three instances of illnesses in New York and Maine. Cargill Meat Solutions of Wyalusing, Pa., the company responsible ship in 14 pound packages and send it to distribution centers in Connecticut and Maryland under different brand names. A list of retail outlets that have probably received some of the beef in question is already released by the department. One store in Baltimore, Virginia and Chesapeake were listed. A total of eight states were BJ’s wholesale club locations.

It is important to remember that the ground beef infected has a product code of W69032, and the beef subject to recall carries the establishment number EST. 9400 inside the USDA mark of inspection. This beef should only be eaten if cooked to 160 degrees Fahrenheit.

The safety of our food should always be a priority for everyone. This is why, with all the hype on the major food poisoning issues salmonella and e.coli, more stress is being placed on determining where the contamination has occurred in the supply chain. This is where traceback comes in.

With an excellent product tracing system, it will not only start to minimize any outbreaks, but also, prevent them in the future.