I blew it. I look at the FSIS site daily and I missed that they had posted the below list of retail outlets that received the Salmonella Newport Beef:
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I am sorry.
The Sterling Pacific Meat products subject to recall include:
Fatburger Brand:
* 20-pound packages of "8 oz. PUCK (80/20) GROUND BEEF PATTIES."
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On August 6, 2009 Beef Packers, Inc., of Fresno, California recalled approximately 825,769 pounds of ground beef products linked to an outbreak of salmonellosis (disease that can be caused by antibiotic-resistant Salmonella Newport). This was announced on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) website.
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Today is August 13 – seven
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service
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