Friday, August 31, 2007

Health alert warns of tainted ground beef

This new alert, just issued, so far affects consumers in the Northwest and Alaska. Officials advise shoppers to check their freezer for older packages.


Federal and state officials are warning consumers to be on the lookout for ground beef that might be contaminated with E. coli, a potentially deadly bacterium that can cause bloody diarrhea and dehydration.


Eight confirmed cases of illness have been reported in the Pacific Northwest, and one suspected case is being investigated in Alaska, according to a public health alert from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the state Departments of Environmental Conservation and Health and Social Services.



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