Hamburgers May Be Tainted With E. Coli

[Mamazen]

New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/27/us...LL.html?ref=us

September 27, 2007
Science and Health
Hamburgers May Be Tainted With E. Coli
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS


Twenty-one people in eight states may have fallen ill after eating hamburgers possibly contaminated with E. coli, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. The Topps Meat Company, based in Elizabeth, N.J., announced a recall on Tuesday of boxes of frozen hamburgers. The recall affects 331,582 pounds of frozen beef patties and 21 products distributed nationwide. Illnesses were reported in Connecticut, Florida, Indiana, Maine, New Jersey, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania. A list of the recalled products is at www.toppsmeat.com.

[Duende]

no why is it that i am not surprised. It is said that only 1 percent of food is actually inspected by the FDA. We need to protect ourselves seeing as to how the FDA isn't.