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A ground beef recall has been issued by Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc. The company, based in Nebraska, is recalling approximately 40,948 pounds of ground beef products due to a possibility of E.coli O157:H7 contamination.
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The U.S. food industry is pushing once again to have recalls of its products ended. This push includes screening for the dangerous E.coli bug.
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Health officials in Scotland have confirmed that there has been at least one case of E. coli 0104 detected in a man who travelled in Germany.
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BBC reports that at least ten are dead in Germany, and hundreds of others sickened, after an E. Coli outbreak affected cucumbers in Germany, and other European countries.
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On your next trip to the grocery store, be aware, much more than groceries may be riding in your shopping cart. More bacteria exists in these carts than in public bathrooms or on a city bus, and children may be the most at risk.
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Hamburg -
Whether you call it a frankfurter, hot dog or wiener it's a cooked sausage and a year-round favorite. They can be made from beef, pork, turkey, chicken, or a combination- the label must state which. But does it always? What exactly is the ingredient MSM?
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An investigation conducted this past week by the Toronto Star found high levels of bacteria in some sampled soft-serve ice cream sold in Toronto.
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South Africa's Vaal river -- the only fresh-water source for 10-million people in the country's industrial heartland - is so polluted you can walk across the sewerage waste...' warned a water-engineer this week.
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A meat company located in Elizabeth, New Jersey is doing a voluntary recall of 331,582 pounds of frozen ground beef, stating that these products may contain E. coli 0157:H7. There are reports of six people that have fallen ill from eating the meat.
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E.coli bacteria found in water at UBC test site, but could be false positive.
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According to the World Health Organization, Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a common bacterium usually found in the intestines of warm-blooded animals and humans, though some strains, such as enterohaemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC), spread by contaminated foods, can cause severe illness.
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