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On Nov 5, 8:03 am, david_huang2...@hotmail.com wrote:
> http://www.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idUSN0318729020071104
>
> CHICAGO (Reuters) - Agricultural giant Cargill Inc said on Saturday it
> was recalling more than 1 million pounds of ground beef distributed in
> the United States because of possible E. coli contamination.
>
> Cargill Meat Solutions said the 1.084 million pounds (491,700 kg) of
> ground beef was produced at the Wyalusing, Pennsylvania, facility
> between October 8 and October 11, and distributed to retailers across
> the country.
>
> The retail chains that sold the beef include Giant, Shop Rite, Stop &
> Shop, Wegmans and Weis.
>
> The U.S. Department of Agriculture returned a confirmed positive for
> the E. coli bacteria on a sample produced on October 8, the privately
> owned company said.
>
> The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service said the problem was
> discovered through follow-up investigation and sampling after a
> positive E. coli test at another federal establishment.
>
> Symptoms of E. coli 0157:H7 illness, the strain associated with the
> recall, include potentially severe stomach cramps, diarrhea and
> dehydration. Children, the elderly and people with poor immune systems
> are the must vulnerable.
>
> "No illnesses have been associated with this product," John Keating,
> president of Cargill Regional Beef, said in a statement. "We are
> working closely with the USDA to remove the product from the
> marketplace."
>
> Rep. Bart Stupak, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce
> Committee's subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, said Cargill
> CEO Greg Page had been asked to testify on November 13 at a committee
> hearing on food safety.
>
> "This latest recall of more than a million pounds of beef is of great
> concern," Stupak, a Michigan Democrat, said in a statement.
>
> _____________________________
>
> So, in light of all the ongoing China bashing in the mainstream US
> media, what do you think is worse? Buying (allegedly) lead-paint
> contained toys from China (even though Mattel has already admitted
> it's mainly their own fault), or eating a dangerous level on a daily
> basis and on a mass-scale of US-made, slaughtered beef by Cargill, a
> US-based company?
>
> David Huang
On Nov 5, 8:03 am, david_huang2...@hotmail.com wrote:
> http://www.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idUSN0318729020071104
>
> CHICAGO (Reuters) - Agricultural giant Cargill Inc said on Saturday it
> was recalling more than 1 million pounds of ground beef distributed in
> the United States because of possible E. coli contamination.
>
> Cargill Meat Solutions said the 1.084 million pounds (491,700 kg) of
> ground beef was produced at the Wyalusing, Pennsylvania, facility
> between October 8 and October 11, and distributed to retailers across
> the country.
>
> The retail chains that sold the beef include Giant, Shop Rite, Stop &
> Shop, Wegmans and Weis.
>
> The U.S. Department of Agriculture returned a confirmed positive for
> the E. coli bacteria on a sample produced on October 8, the privately
> owned company said.
>
> The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service said the problem was
> discovered through follow-up investigation and sampling after a
> positive E. coli test at another federal establishment.
>
> Symptoms of E. coli 0157:H7 illness, the strain associated with the
> recall, include potentially severe stomach cramps, diarrhea and
> dehydration. Children, the elderly and people with poor immune systems
> are the must vulnerable.
>
> "No illnesses have been associated with this product," John Keating,
> president of Cargill Regional Beef, said in a statement. "We are
> working closely with the USDA to remove the product from the
> marketplace."
>
> Rep. Bart Stupak, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce
> Committee's subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, said Cargill
> CEO Greg Page had been asked to testify on November 13 at a committee
> hearing on food safety.
>
> "This latest recall of more than a million pounds of beef is of great
> concern," Stupak, a Michigan Democrat, said in a statement.
>
> _____________________________
>
> So, in light of all the ongoing China bashing in the mainstream US
> media, what do you think is worse? Buying (allegedly) lead-paint
> contained toys from China (even though Mattel has already admitted
> it's mainly their own fault), or eating a dangerous level on a daily
> basis and on a mass-scale of US-made, slaughtered beef by Cargill, a
> US-based company?
>
> David Huang
