As much as any other victim of the 2006 Dole Spinach Outbreak, Suzanne Bandy’s case is about the staggering contrast between past and present. When asked for her thoughts, Suzanne wrote of her first 57 years: “very simply, my life embodied the American Dream.” Suzanne’s former life is, however, gone for good. Now, she states
First Georgia Lawsuit filed in National E. coli Outbreak
The first Georgia lawsuit stemming from National E. coli outbreak linked to six states was filed today in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, Valdosta Division against Nebraska Beef Limited. The complaint was filed on behalf of Evelyn and John M. Stewart of Moultrie, Georgia.
The lawsuit states that on June
Rochester Meats has Recalled E. coli-contaminated Meat in the Past
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Lightning strikes again and again. I was able to find that on two occasions in 1996 and 2000, Rochester Meats recalled 152,000 and 30,000 pounds of E. coli-contaminated ground beef. Details from the FSIS website are here – note the amount of the recall and the amount actually recovered:
Case Number: 017-96 Recall Notification
Rochester Meat Company Recalls Ground Beef Products Due to E. coli O157:H7 Contamination – five illnesses in Wisconsin and one illness in California – Restaurant Chain Suspected?
FSIS announced tonight the first E. coli O157:H7 recall of 2008. In 2007 there were at least 21 recalls, totaling over 33,00,000 pounds of meat. Now Rochester Meat Company, a Rochester, Minnesota firm, is voluntarily recalling approximately 188,000 pounds of ground beef products because the meat resulted in five illnesses in Wisconsin and one
American Fresh Foods Mystery Meat found in Chicken Shack
It has been a busy week juggling poisoned spinach, peanut butter, pot pies and a rash of contaminated hamburger and milk – and dealing with emails from raw milk advocates, but I am still surprised that no one from Texas every took me up on my $10,000 offer for the return of the missing meat.
Raw Milk Turns Up the Heat
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I love a lawsuit…… The AP reported yesterday, “Dairies sue to stop enforcement of raw milk standard." This one will be fun to watch. The raw milk folks (who sell their product for $10.00 per gallon – pasteurized milk sells for about $4.00) better watch what they are stepping into. You really have to
$10,000 Reward Offered For Return of E. coli Laden Truck
I am sure that American Fresh Foods in Fort Worth, Texas was thinking about doing this, but I thought I would make the offer. If American Fresh Foods wants to double the reward, that would be great.
As you recall, last night American Fresh Foods and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection