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Two beef recalls this past month have been issued over fears related to E. coli in the United States. The total recall encompasses approximately 509,000 pounds of ground beef.
The first recall was issued on September 28 by Tyson Fresh Meats Inc., recalling about 131,300 pounds of Kroger-brand ground beef, Butcher's Brand beef, and generic label beef. The recalled beef was made on August 23 with a best-before-or-freeze-by date of September 12. At the time of recall, Tyson believed that most if not all of the potentially tainted beef must have already been consumed. The bacteria was founded after leftover beef tested positive at a private home. The Department of Agriculture had been notified of several E. coli illnesses by the Ohio Department of Health.
The second, more recent, recall, issued on October 12 by LA-based Commercial Meat Co., recalls 377,775 pounds of ground beef processed between September 7 and October 7. Beef in the form of bulk ground beef, patties, taco meat and chili were included in the recall. Routine testing discovered the bug and no related illnesses have thus far been reported.
The United States suffered from a deadly E. coli strain in 1993, which took the lives of 4 individuals after eating hamburgers at the Jack in the Box chain. Since then, an anti-E. coli crusade has successfully diminished the bacteria's effects: infections were decreased by one half between 1997 and 2010. Symptoms of the E. coli bacteria include diarrhea, cramps, nausea, and headaches. Infants, young children, the elderly, and people with weak immune systems are at particular risk.
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