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Beef Packers, Inc., of Fresno, Calif., recalled the ground beef products on Aug. 6, 2009. Meat included in the recall was produced between June 5, 2009, and June 23, 2009; contains the code "EST. 31913" on its labels and was distributed to 11 states.
Officials say the meats may be linked to an outbreak of salmonella in Colorado. The strain of that particular outbreak -- salmonella Newport -- is resistant to many commonly prescribed drugs.
The recalled beef was repackaged for consumers at distribution centers in four states -- Arizona, California, Colorado and Utah -- so the USDA recommends consumers check with their local retailer to find out if their meat is subject to the recall.
Fifteen of the Colorado illnesses involved ground beef purchased at Safeway Stores, USA Today reports.
It's recommended that ground beef be cooked to an internal temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit to kill any bacteria.
Anyone with questions about the Beef Packers recall should contact the company's consumer line at 877-872-3635.
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8-07-2009 @9:06PM Anna said... Don't buy or eat beef products. There are other substitutes, chicken and turkey.
I only cook beef for my dog.
End of problem.
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8-07-2009 @9:14PM gjb said... Are terrorist groups (such as PETA) tampering with our food?
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8-07-2009 @9:20PM peta pumpkin eata\\\' said... hamburger fries and a pickle
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8-07-2009 @9:49PM Gary said... I can't believe it, this meat was package way back in June 5 and June 23. I thought meat was a lot fresher than that. Is this article recent?
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8-07-2009 @10:11PM JFR said... Peta is not a terrorist group. In all groups there are radicals. Please don't judge everyone because of the actions of some members. All you need to see is the movie "Meet your Meat"....you will see why I joined the group!!
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8-07-2009 @10:53PM Diana said... I HAVE HAD SALMONELLA,IT WASN'T BECAUSE OF MEATS OR PEANUT BUTTER. IT WAS BELIVED BY BEAN SPROUTS, BUT I HADN'T EATEN BEAN SPROUTS.. I HAD HAD EGGS..WHO KNOWS WHAT IT WAS.. I CAN TELL YOU IT WASN'T FUNNY, I WAS SICK FOR A LONG TIME..BE CAREFUL OF WHAT YOU EAT. IF I HAD BOUGHT MEAT, I WOULD KEEP IN THE FREEZER NOT BUY MEATS THAT WERE FROM JUNE AND EAT IT NOW, NOT UNLESS IT WAS FROZEN...THERE NEEDS TO BEMORE DONE ABOUT WHT WE EAT.. MAYBE THE PEOPLE IN CALIFORNIA ARE TERRORIST....PEOPLE HAVE DIED BEFORE HAVING SALMONELLA, THERE ARE MORE THAN ONE OR TWO TYPES OF SALMONELLA..SALMONELLA,ISN'T THE STOMACH VIRUS OR ANYTHING LIKE IT....
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8-07-2009 @10:57PM Wolfster said... All of these recalls are a direct result of the industrialization of our food supply. Do you know that any meat recall is voluntary, thanks to lobbying by the beef industry? The way they keep and process these animals, it is no wonder that this so-called "food" makes us sick. Buy from your local famrers - including beef, poultry, pork and produce and support laws that make it easier for them to thrive, not be regulated out of business (which is what the agribusinesses want and are lobbying for RIGHT NOW). I don't trust the big agribusinesses anymore. If someone wants to sell me something now, they have to be able to look me in the eye.
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8-07-2009 @11:11PM julia said... that is why you don't buy logs of meat in the store, by the stuff that comes from the butchers dept. That way you know there is a way better chance that no fecal matter or other bad stuff has gotten into the meat. Stuff that comes out of "plants" is usually bad news
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8-08-2009 @1:12AM Ruthsgardens said... I just got an error saying this page is accessing information that is not in its control.First time I ever seen that one.You can't live your life worrying about everything.Cook the damn food.If you didn't read the newspapers or go online,you wouldn't even know about any of that.Not meant to be a stupid post.
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8-08-2009 @3:02AM Keithq said... California again? Get the idea that the rest of the nation consideres you freaks? We won't even bring up your Goobernator. Relax; most food does has poop, insects, and any brand of disease you want to imagine. Problem with you goofs, don't eat it raw. Or do us this favour; DIE
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8-08-2009 @6:14AM chickenkiller said... "burps" that stuff tasted good about a week ago :D some one fire these government people and lower my taxes
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8-08-2009 @4:17PM sally said... You can avoid dif forms of food poisoning by washing hand and utensils, and very important, that you use a watered down bleach mix to clean any and all countertops and cutting boards, after each and every, esp meat, contamination.
"Stomach Flu" is usually and most often caused by preparing the salad, after prepping the meat on the same surface. When your children or you tell a friend at church that the the whole family or kids had "stomach flu" you are telling them that you do not clean your food prep surfaces. How embarrassing.
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8-08-2009 @4:33PM KIM said... I WOULDNT PUT IT PAST THESE PETA NUTS TO SABOTAGE OUR MEAT OR FOOD SOURCE, THESE ARE NUTS THAT THINK YOU HAVE NO RIGHTS TO THINK FOR YOURSELVE. THEY WANT YOU TO EAT WHAT THEY DO OR PAY YOUR DUES!! IF THEY HAVE SO MUCH TIME ON THEIR HANDS MAYBE THEY SHOULD SPEND SOME OF THAT CLEANING THE FAKE PILE OF GARBAGE THE SIZE OF TEXAS THAT THEY DONT HAVE PROOF OR PICTURE TO SHOW!!
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8-08-2009 @6:04PM teltech54 said... Cook food well done. No worries. Eat it rare or medium or even medium well and you are asking for trouble. All my food is well cooked and I have never had a problem.
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8-08-2009 @6:42PM Blurgle said... JFR posted this: "Peta is not a terrorist group. In all groups there are radicals. Please don't judge everyone because of the actions of some members. All you need to see is the movie "Meet your Meat"....you will see why I joined the group!!" No, PETA IS a terrorist group. JFR, if you joined them, then with all due respect you were deceived by propaganda. Take a look at their "Unhappy Meal" campaign. They distrubite these to CHILDREN in an attempt to literally scare them. These are packages containing pictures of mutalated chickens, THEIR SLANT on the topic (which is often not true or at least filled with omissions and exaggerations) and numerous images of Ronald McDonald that would IMO terrify a child of let's say six years old. Otherwise, they wish to cause FEAR in the name of their cause, via zealotry and lies. Isn't a terrorist out to cause fear in the name of their cause, hence the word "terror" in terrorist? PETA claims they wish the ethical treatment of animals, and yet they have no problem treating humans in very unethical ways.
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8-08-2009 @7:34PM tom said... Summertime always brings out more e-coli and salmonella scares. It goes hand in hand with people grilling and BBQing outdoors who like their burgers rare and bloody or don't adequately cook their chic. I can't blame them really. I love my BBQ burgers not overcooked or charred. The difference for me is I only buy grass fed beef for grilled burgers. It's not foolproof, but it does cut down on the e-coli chances a bit. And I always buy it at the butchers- not frozen logs of it in big box grocers. Common sense people. Common sense goes a long way about this stuff.
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