California has now joined several states warning its citizens not to eat salmonella-contaminated ground beef.
Dr. Mark Horton, director of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), has warned Californians not to eat ground beef manufactured by Beef Packers, Inc. between June 5 and 23, 2009 because the products could be contaminated with Salmonella Newport, a [...]

Health officials have now reported that at least 27 people have fallen ill from a Salmonella Newport outbreak that prompted the recall of more than 412 tons of ground beef.  The beef was manufactured by Beef Packers Inc. in Fresno, California, a unit of Minneapolis-based agribusiness giant Cargill, Inc.
So far 21 cases have been identified [...]