The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has released the latest data on the national E. coli O157:H7 outbreak tied to National Steak and Poultry beef products.  As of 5:00 PM EDT, Monday, January 4, 2010, the CDC had identified 21 persons infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 in 16 states.  The [...]

The Houston-based law firm of Simon & Luke has called upon National Steak and Poultry to release critical information related to the recent E. coli beef recall.  Thus far, National Steak and Poultry has remained silent as to where the contaminated beef was shipped and sold, despite illnesses in 6 states tied to the contaminated [...]

National Steak and Poultry (NSP) has just issued this statement on its website about the beef recall that has been tied to a rash of E. coli O157:H7 illnesses in 6 states:

Based on epidemiological evidence, provided to us by FSIS, some of our products could potentially be implicated in an outbreak.

Therefore, as a precautionary measure, [...]

National Steak and Poultry, an Owasso, Okla., establishment, has recalled 248,000 pounds of beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
FSIS became aware of the problem during the course of an investigation of a cluster of E. coli O157:H7 illnesses.  [...]