Posts Tagged ‘JBS Swift Beef Company’

JBS Swift Beef Recall Too Late for 23 E. coli Victims in 9 States

Posted by Ron Simon on July 12th, 2009 under E. coli Outbreaks Tags: , , , , ,  •  No Comments

The CDC, FDA, and state health departments are continuing their investigation of a multi-state outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 that has sickened 23 persons in 9 states.   Our original article about this outbreak can be found here.
On June 24, JBS Swift Beef Company recalled 41,280 pounds of assorted pieces of beef (beef primal products) that [...]

FSIS Releases Retail Distribution List for E. Coli Contaminated JBS Swift Beef

Posted by Ron Simon on July 2nd, 2009 under E. coli Outbreaks Tags: , , , ,  •  No Comments

The Food Safety and Inspection Service this morning released the retail distribution list for JBS Swift Beef Company products potentially contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.   Over 380,000 lbs of JBS Swift beef products have now been recalled.
The products were distributed to the following retail outlets: Price Chopper, Hannaford, Stop & Shop, Kroger, Food 4 Less, [...]

JBS Swift Beef Company Recalls 380,000 lbs. of Beef Products Due to E. coli Contamination

Posted by Ron Simon on June 29th, 2009 under E. coli Outbreaks Tags: , , ,  •  No Comments

Another day, another E. coli outbreak.  This time it’s not cookie dough - it is one of the usual suspects - beef.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced yesterday that JBS Swift Beef Company from Greeley, Colorado has recalled approximately 380,000 pounds of assorted beef primal products that may be contaminated with E. coli [...]