May 22, 2014
Ernesto McConnell
Reporter
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According to the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, stores in 9 states may have received beef contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. An estimated 1.8 million pounds of ground beef have been recalled due to possible contamination. Retailers in Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Michigan have may have received the tainted beef. Some retailers that have so far been identified include Gordon Food Service Marketplace, Giorgio’s Italian Delicatessen, M Sixty Six General Store and Buchtel Food Mart. The USDA has stated that the meat is being removed from store shelves, but consumers should dispose of or return meat with the code EST.2574B and a production date between March 31 and April 18, 2014. Chuck Sanger, a spokesman for Wolverine Packing, the packing company from which the tainted beef was released, said in a statement. “While none of the Wolverine Packing product has tested positive for the pathogen implicated in this outbreak, the company felt it was prudent to take this voluntary recall action in response to the illnesses and initial outbreak investigation findings,”
