Vermont Firm Recalls Ground Beef Products

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16, 2008 - Vermont Livestock, Slaughter and Processing Co., LLC, a Ferrisburg, Vt., firm, is recalling approximately 2,758 pounds of ground beef products because they may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today. read more

Vermont Reports Two More E. coli Cases in Outbreak There
Date Published: Thursday, October 16th, 2008
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Earlier this week we reported on an emerging E. coli outbreak in which eight people were diagnosed with a food borne illness that was possibly linked to undercooked ground beef. Now, the Vermont Department of Health issued another warning against the consumption of undercooked meat in response to two new cases of E. coli infection. All of those infected—including one child who was hospitalized—are recovering from bacterial illnesses, which health experts traced to a single source of ground beef distributed to “a few restaurants in Vermont,” according to a department release. read more