2009.11.02
Beef recall
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.
Was this news release originally from 31 Oct? And it discusses product that had a sell-by date of 28 Sep?
If we had any of it, it's long gone by now.
Great story on grinding your own, though! I think I'll look into it and try it sometime. May be worthwhile to get some decent cuts from Costco and grind for a couple of meals during the week.
Comment by Ed S. — November 2, 2009 @ 6:55 pm
That is odd, isn't it?
Comment by Lindsey Nair — November 3, 2009 @ 10:21 am