NY Almost 546,000 Pounds of Beef Recalled

[Marti]

Almost 546,000 Pounds of Beef Recalled


ROCHESTER, N.Y. (Nov. 2)

Two deaths and 26 other illnesses may be linked to fresh ground beef that has been recalled because it might be contaminated with E. coli bacteria, a federal health official said Monday.


Beef Recalled by New York Meat Company Fairbank Farms

[Marti]

Some of the ground beef was sold at

Trader Joe's, Price Chopper, Lancaster, Wild Harvest, Shaw's, BJ's, Ford Brothers and Giant
stores in packages that carried the number "EST. 492" on the label. Those products were packaged Sept. 15-16 and may have been labeled with a sell-by date from Sept. 19 through Sept. 28, meaning they're no longer being sold as fresh product in supermarkets, Fairbank Farms said.

The rest of the ground beef, packaged in wholesale-sized containers
under the Fairbank Farms name, was distributed to stores in Maryland, Massachusetts, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia. That meat was likely repackaged for sale and would likely have differing package and sell-by dates.

[bigfrank]

BJ's anD Trader Joes is near me, Good thing I have not bought meat there since before summer

[Joe L]

OK people let's not panic. This is typical of the H1N1 virus scare. Cook your ground beef so it's not rare and the Ecoli dies. More people die of the regular flu than H1N1.

It's all media hype. A quarter of a ton of beef and two deaths. Yes those two deaths are terrible, but don't panic.

[ArtsieAng]

Oh great.....Of course, I'm using chop meat tonight. I made a big bowl of chili.

[Marti]

Dear Valued Customer,

As an MVP card holder and as one of our customers who has indicated a desire for e-mail messages from us, we are sending you this alert regarding a ground beef recall by one of our suppliers.

Fairbank Farms notified Food Lion LLC today that our company received a portion of fresh ground beef products that are part of Fairbank Farms' national product recall. The recall is isolated to 93/7 ground beef purchased at Food Lion stores in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia. In an abundance of caution, any customer who purchased 93/7 ground beef at Food Lion with the sell by date of Sept. 21 through Oct. 8 should return the meat to the store for a full refund. The company is removing any affected product from store shelves immediately.

For more information on this and other food recalls, visit: Food Safety

Thank you for being a valued customer.

[shaggy]

Oh great, I just bought some beef froM Food Lion and repackaged it so I don't have the dates, but I have eaten some and I'm still alive so guess it's ok!! shaggy

[lawren2]

Originally Posted by Joe L

OK people let's not panic. This is typical of the H1N1 virus scare. Cook your ground beef so it's not rare and the Ecoli dies. More people die of the regular flu than H1N1.

It's all media hype. A quarter of a ton of beef and two deaths. Yes those two deaths are terrible, but don't panic.

ummm, Joe? That's 273 TONS of ground moo were talking about here....not that I'm panicking. I don't even have ground meat in the house at the moment.

[vintner]

Originally Posted by Joe L

OK people let's not panic. This is typical of the H1N1 virus scare. <snip> More people die of the regular flu than H1N1.

Hmmm. It appears that Joe knows a lot because the H1N1 hasn't even had a full season and he already knows the death count for the future. I know, 1918 Spanish flu was a fluke and it can't happen again.

Very true, cooking to the proper temperature does kill the bacteria, but many people like their burgers with some pink. Even without the pink, is it at the proper temp? I have never stuck a meat thermometer into a burger. Turkey, yes. Anything I smoke, yes, I use a thermometer because it is difficult to know when the proper temp has been reached. But a hamburger?