Beef Tainted with E. Coli Bacteria Recalled by Detroit Company

By Anna Boyd
15:17, January 8th 2008
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Beef Tainted with E. Coli Bacteria Recalled by Detroit Company

A company from Detroit has voluntarily recalled about 13,150 pounds of various cuts of ground beef and steak products that may be contaminated with E. coli bacteria, the United States Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Saturday.

According to officials, the steaks and ground beef were produced at Mark’s Quality Meats Inc. on December 20, 21, 24 or 26 and were distributed to restaurants in the metropolitan Detroit area.

The agency said the problem was discovered after Mark’s Quality Meats submitted a product sample that tested positive for E. coli bacteria at a third-party laboratory.

Michael Layne, a Mark’s representative said some of the meat has been consumed, but the products that were not, have been removed from the restaurants and destroyed.

Officials from the Food Safety and Inspection Service said they have no reports of illness related to these products so far. However, they encourage people who consumed steaks or ground beef in Detroit area restaurants and are experiencing an illness to contact a physician immediately.

Symptoms of E. coli contamination are bloody diarrhea, vomiting, and abdominal pains. It can lead to kidney failure. Persons most at risk in case of contamination with E. coli from the beef are children and the elderly. The bacteria can be spread by person-to-person contact.



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