From the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service Web site: A New York company called Fairbank Farms is recalling more than a half-million pounds of ground beef feared to be tainted with e.coli. There is some concern that the product could be responsible for illnesses in the New England area.

I’ve skimmed the list of stores that carry Fairbank Farms beef and it does not look like we have any of those stores in The Roanoke Times coverage area. In fact, the only store names I recognized were Trader Joe’s and Giant. But for the full list, click the link above.

We’ve been talking lately about the safety of ground beef here on the old Fridge Magnet blog. Find a link to a New York Times story here, and information about grinding your own beef at home here.