New Englander dies as U.S. meat recalled

Mon Nov 2, 2009 10:34am EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A New Hampshire resident died and two others were hospitalized after consuming ground beef that may have been tainted by bacteria that can cause diarrhea, dehydration and kidney failure.

The death was connected to the recall of 545,699 lbs (248,450 kg) of ground beef products by Fairbank Farms, of Ashville, New York. The U.S. Agriculture Department said it became aware the meat might be tainted by E. coli O157:H7 bacteria during an investigation of a cluster of food-borne illnesses in New England.

New Hampshire officials announced the death on Saturday but did not release information about the victim. Two other New Hampshire residents have been hospitalized, they said.

USDA said it worked with health officials and "determined that there is an association between the fresh ground beef products subject to recall and illnesses in Connecticut, Maine and Massachusetts."

A string of food-borne safety scares led the U.S. House of Representatives to pass legislation this summer to require more inspections and oversight of food manufacturers and would give the government new authority to order recalls.

Fairbank Farms announced the recall on Saturday. The beef was produced in mid-September and probably was labeled for sale before the end of the month, said USDA. It went to retailers in eight states including Trader Joes, Price Chopper, Lancaster and Wild Harvest, Shaw's, a unit of Supervalu, BJ's, Ford Brothers and Giant, a unit of Ahold.

A complete list of products is available by clicking:
link.reuters.com/vyx27f

The beef was produced September 14-16, and the company urged consumers to check their freezers for products listed in the recall. Labels of the recalled packages will say EST 492 inside the USDA seal.
http://www.reuters.com/article/dome...E5A132020091102

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Arubi-
What goes up must come back down eh?

We get Lookout Tower treatment for a single person dying from bad beef - and yet mass murders with skulls in buckets gets hardly a mention..........(although it will get MORE interest when it goes on the TV show - criminal minds(??))

What has this world come to???????
Years ago when Frank Sinatra was dating a VERY young Mia Farrow he was looked at as a pedophile, and was vilified in the press - today it's a May - December "romance". Years ago it was "old ladies" and younger (gold digging) men. Today its Cougar Town???? and Cougar Cruises??? And they actually CHASE the men?????? They are actually looking for men to be on board this particular cruise.......(I went to my AAA travel agent looking at cruises without my wife and the agent didn't see my wedding band and thought - hey a guy looking at a cruise? Alone? Why not recommend the cougar cruise to him..........it took awhile but I finally got the "gist" of what she was recommending, and said "whoa wait a minute". She was TOTALLY embarrassed - and I was hysterical - until I realized there actually ARE such things)

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A VERY OLD Vog

The lookout tower is a room intended to alert people of possible danger, not necessarily the magnitude of an event. If a murdering rapist were still on the loose, it would be LT material. But we are more likely to come across the tainted beef in our kitchens than the guy with the skull in the bucket. I hope.

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