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The Straight Story

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Wed Jul 31, 2013, 09:29 PM Jul 2013

Kansas firm recalls 50,000 pounds of raw ground beef

A Kansas company has recalled approximately 50,000 pounds of ground beef that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday.

No illnesses have been reported linked to the consumption of the meat, which was produced by National Beef Packing Company of Liberal, Kan.

The beef was sold in 40 to 60 pound cases to retailers, wholesalers, and food service distributors nationwide, USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service said in a release. The product carries the establishment number "EST. 208A" Inside the USDA mark of inspection.

Where the meat was sold at the retail and wholesale level is unknown.

E. coli O157:H7 is a potentially deadly bacteria that can cause bloody diarrhea, dehydration, and in severe cases, kidney failure. It is considered an adulterant in raw beef.


http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/07/31/kansas-firm-recall-50000-pounds--raw-ground-beef-national-beef/2606983/

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Kansas firm recalls 50,000 pounds of raw ground beef (Original Post) The Straight Story Jul 2013 OP
Produced in Liberal, Kansas? pinboy3niner Jul 2013 #1
There's a liberal in Kansas? NutmegYankee Jul 2013 #2
I would like to know why it was inspected, must have been declared safe because it was stamped shraby Jul 2013 #3

shraby

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3. I would like to know why it was inspected, must have been declared safe because it was stamped
Wed Jul 31, 2013, 10:31 PM
Jul 2013

as inspected then shipped and AFTER that they found it was contaminated????
The contamination should have been found in the inspection and declared unsafe BEFORE it was shipped as safe.

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