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E. coli Threat Prompts Burger Recall in New Jersey

By Pritzker | Ruohonen

 A government sampling procedure at a food company in New Jersey indicated that certain ground beef products may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, a finding that has prompted the firm to recall 345 pounds of the meat.

The announcement Tuesday by  the U.S.Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) relates to five-pound and ten-pound plastic bags of ground beef produced Nov. 18 at Dutch Prime Foods Inc. of Long Branch, N.J.

FSIS said in a press release that it has received no reports of illnesses associated with consumption of the product. Anyone with signs or symptoms of foodborne illness should consult a medical professional, the agency said.

The FSIS said the potentially tainted meat was distributed to restaurants in New Jersey. The bags of "Dutch Prime Foods Hamburger" were shipped in cases bearing the establishment number "EST. 5206" inside the USDA mark of inspection. (See product label on this page).

FSIS said the problem was discovered in routine sampling procedures by its own inspectors.

Full post as published by Food Poisoning Law Blog on November 25, 2008 (boomark / email).