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62,000 Lbs. Beef Recall

KingstonsMom — Fri, 24 May 2019 09:59:55 GMT

Illinois-based Aurora Packing Company is recalling 62,112 pounds of raw beef products just ahead of Memorial Day weekend over fears the meat may be contaminated with E. coli.

The products subject to recall were packaged on April 19 and bear the establishment number “EST. 788" inside the USDA mark of inspection, the United States

Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Wednesday.

The potentially tainted items, which included over 40 different kinds of meat such as steak, ribs and brisket, were shipped nationwide for further distribution and processing. (To view a full list of product labels, click here.)

FSIS is urging consumers to be extra cautious when preparing their raw meat products — both fresh and frozen — and only consume beef that has been cooked to a temperature of 165°F.

Common symptoms of an E. coli infection typically appear within three to four days of exposure to the bacteria and may include diarrhea, severe stomach cramps, vomiting and, occasionally, a low-grade fever, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Though most people recover without treatment within five to seven days, more serious cases can be life-threatening and may require hospitalization.

Re: 62,000 Lbs. Beef Recall

ID2 — Fri, 24 May 2019 10:12:37 GMT

I am sooooo glad I only buy meat from my local farms!!

Re: 62,000 Lbs. Beef Recall

GAQShopr53 — Fri, 24 May 2019 11:02:43 GMT

I saw this alert yesterday and can say that I was concerned about how may people purchased this tainted meat and don't know about the recall. I have limited my beef purchase over the years and make all attempts to purchase from the local meat market but now I see that it doesn't matter where you purchase from.

We should be at a place in the United States where food contamination from E.coli should be minimal. We claim to have some of the best inspection systems in the world yet every day there is something in the news about bacterial contamination in food. I am thinking we are focusing so much on the animals that we forget about the humans who handle the meat while its being processed.

Re: 62,000 Lbs. Beef Recall

qualitygal — Fri, 24 May 2019 11:07:16 GMT

I can't believe in this day and age, we still are having these issues.

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sidsmom — Fri, 24 May 2019 12:47:21 GMT

@GAQShopr53 wrote:
I am thinking we are focusing so much on the animals that we forget about the humans who handle the meat while its being processed.

@GAQShopr53

Huh?

You do realize animals are the main carriers for E. coli O157:H7?

You do realize animals show no signs when affected?

And you do realize humans wouldn’t get E. coli O157:H7

if it wasn’t for the affected animals?

In summary....we need LESS meat in the world (but that’s another

topic for another thread)....but if someone is bound & determined

to eat meat, we need MORE focus on the health of animals.

So to imply all these human processors are somehow/someway

contaminating the meat is....crazy talk.

Re: 62,000 Lbs. Beef Recall

SilleeMee — Fri, 24 May 2019 13:20:08 GMT

It wouldn't be a problem if we hadn't used so many anitbiotics in the first place. Then maybe today we would have an antibiotic that could still work against the infectious bacteria. The fight against superbugs is becoming a very serious problem and outbreaks like this one will become more common in the future. Currently we are living in the 'golden age of antibiotics' but it's starting to diminish. The future may not be be so promising.

Re: 62,000 Lbs. Beef Recall

dex — Fri, 24 May 2019 14:13:18 GMT

Ecoli naturally lives in the intestines of humans and animals...proper sanitation and handling in all processing is necessary.There is a breakdown in cleanliness that is probably saving time and money.IMO.There are more dangerous infections in hospitals too.

Re: 62,000 Lbs. Beef Recall

Suzeecat — Fri, 24 May 2019 14:58:29 GMT

It makes me sick to think of all those animals dying for no reason . . .

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cactusgal — Fri, 24 May 2019 15:01:08 GMT

Re: 62,000 Lbs. Beef Recall

QueenDanceALot — Fri, 24 May 2019 15:16:00 GMT

@Suzeecat wrote:
It makes me sick to think of all those animals dying for no reason . . .

Me too

Re: 62,000 Lbs. Beef Recall

LTT1 — Fri, 24 May 2019 16:26:16 GMT

@KingstonsMom

Thank you so much for this “heads-up!”

Re: 62,000 Lbs. Beef Recall

chrystaltree — Fri, 24 May 2019 16:41:46 GMT

Not a problem for me, I don't eat red meat.

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Sooner — Fri, 24 May 2019 16:47:07 GMT

@sidsmom I feel the need to mention all the recalls of lettuce, avocados and other "healthy" plants as well just to level the playing field.

Produce is dirty too. It is grown in dirt, animals roam the fields, and it is shipped in trucks and containers that might also be contaminated.

Eggs sometimes are causes of gastric distress.

Be careful with your food, be away and get it from reliable sources. Realize that a lot of imported food is not as strictly monitored as USA grown. No matter what you think about the government, it's a fact.

Re: 62,000 Lbs. Beef Recall

LTT1 — Fri, 24 May 2019 17:03:46 GMT

@SilleeMee @KingstonsMom

There is/was a paperback book about the early dawning of bacterial resistance hitting hard in society.

i thought I read it in the 80’s and though it is still available now, it looks like they re-published it.

I read it about the time that triclosan was considered banned.

It may have been “Resistant” by Michael Palmer... very shocking realization we have had.

I think Nature is trying to give us a warning.

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SilleeMee — Fri, 24 May 2019 17:13:42 GMT

Missing Microbes, a book by Martin Blaser, explores the overuse of antibiotics and its consequences leading up to modern day plagues and other serious health problems like obesity and asthma. Very interesting read and gives you an easy to read explanation of how things got the way they are today in regards to antibiotic usage.

Re: 62,000 Lbs. Beef Recall

FlowerBear — Fri, 24 May 2019 17:16:41 GMT

here we go yet again! we have no meat products at this time in our freezer thankfully.

bad timing for this, with the holiday !

do you know what stores these products were sold in? i would like to tell family and friends!

Re: 62,000 Lbs. Beef Recall

sidsmom — Fri, 24 May 2019 17:26:58 GMT

@Sooner wrote:
@sidsmom I feel the need to mention all the recalls of lettuce, avocados and other "healthy" plants as well just to level the playing field.

Produce is dirty too. It is grown in dirt, animals roam the fields, and it is shipped in trucks and containers that might also be contaminated.

Eggs sometimes are causes of gastric distress.

Be careful with your food, be away and get it from reliable sources. Realize that a lot of imported food is not as strictly monitored as USA grown. No matter what you think about the government, it's a fact.

@Sooner

Nope.

Produce contamination comes from one source...animals.

Remove the animals & we wouldn’t have this issue.

Fact.

Re: 62,000 Lbs. Beef Recall

KingstonsMom — Fri, 24 May 2019 17:42:14 GMT

@FlowerBear wrote:
here we go yet again! we have no meat products at this time in our freezer thankfully.
bad timing for this, with the holiday !

do you know what stores these products were sold in? i would like to tell family and friends!

@FlowerBear

They aren't saying where these products were distributed, but they all seem to be a brand called "Choice'

There is a link to click on in the original post (the end of paragraph 3) that provides a link to details of the products involved.

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sidsmom — Fri, 24 May 2019 18:21:56 GMT

@FlowerBear wrote:
here we go yet again! we have no meat products at this time in our freezer thankfully.
bad timing for this, with the holiday !

do you know what stores these products were sold in? i would like to tell family and friends!

@FlowerBear

Everywhere I read says they were distributed nationwide w/out

store detail BUT instead of clicking on links, here’s a spreadsheet

with all the codes & a label for an example.

Re: 62,000 Lbs. Beef Recall

LTT1 — Fri, 24 May 2019 19:48:50 GMT

@KingstonsMom @sidsmom @FlowerBear @SilleeMee @Sooner

I believe I read that in the middle of the circle stamp, it reads “EST.788”

I am looking for details online for DD...they always plan big “grillin’ out” for weekends.