JBS USA subsidiary Swift Beef is recalling nearly 100,000 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the second recall for JBS in two months.
The firm says it is filing the lawsuits against the place of purchase of the contamination of the romaine to force the disclosure of where in the chain of distribution the contamination occurred.
Food Engineering features some thoughts on the recent Romaine lettuce contamination by Aaron Cohen, co-founder of CoInspect and adjunct professor at New York University where he teaches the History of Internet Media. FE conducted an exclusive, one-on-one interview with Cohen, immediately following Cohen’s text.
General Mills has again expanded its flour recall to include additional production dates after the CDC confirmed four more illnesses linked with consuming food containing raw flour contaminated with E. coli.
A second outbreak linked to alfalfa sprouts is under investigation by state and federal health officials after infecting nine people in Minnesota and Wisconsin.