backyard grills and destroy 19 million pounds of hamburger meat because of E. coli
concerns.
Seventeen people in Colorado have gotten sick from beef provided by ConAgra
Beef Co. of Greeley, Colo. At least six other cases of E. coli-caused illnesses have
been reported in California, Michigan, South Dakota, Washington and Wyoming, but
none of those cases have been linked to the ConAgra beef.
The affected meat has been on the market since April and could have been sold
under several brand names. The labels on all the recalled products bear the code
-EST. 9691 inside the USDA seal of inspection.
The beef should be returned to the place of purchase. Consumers should always
cook ground beef to 160 degrees in the center to kill E. coli, health officials say.
Late last month, Con Agra recalled 354,000 pounds of fresh and frozen ground
beef products because of E. coli concerns. It said only that batch had been linked
definitely to the bacterium.
ConAgra spokesman Jim Herlihy said Friday that the company wanted to err on
the side of caution.
Herlihy said Con Agra could not say exactly what brand names the meat has been
sold under.
-So many of our customers are wholesalers who distribute to customers of their
own, he said. -We don't control the customer list. I
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2. Who were the people hit by E.-coli?
3. When was the recall made?
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5. Why was the recall made?
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