Comments on: National E Coli Beef Recall: Child’s Death Possibly Linked to Valley Meat

By: Valley Meats E. Coli O157:H7 Contaminated Ground Beef Recall Update - NBA FOODAdvocate

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:15:33 +0000

[...] The recall may, in fact, be too late to prevent related E. coli O157:H7 infections, because the contaminated ground beef products most likely have already been consumed between the time of distribution and the discovery of linked illnesses in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Illinois. This is among the many reasons why our food system is in need of strong trace-back regulation and enforcement so that the source of food poisoning can be identified and eliminated as quickly as possible. Of course, an even more effective approach is for meat producers to eliminate E. coli and other foodborne pathogens before products ever come into contact with the consumer, thus preventing such horrific tragedies as the death of a seven-year-old child. [...]

By: E. Coli O157:H7 and Establishment 5712 - NBA FOODAdvocate

E. Coli O157:H7 and Establishment 5712 - NBA FOODAdvocate — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:51:25 +0000

[...] E. coli O157:H7 is not a bacterium to be played around with. It is an extremely dangerous strain of E. coli that can present symptoms of bloody diarrhea, abdominal cramping, dehydration, fever, fatigue, and nausea. E. coli O157:H7 can lead to Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS), a disease that sometimes results in kidney failure and eventual death. Whatever the ongoing problem is at Establishment 5712, it needs to be eliminated before it claims more lives. [...]

By: Andrea Griffin

Andrea Griffin — Sun, 24 May 2009 01:57:18 +0000

Thank you for puttting this information out there,a lot of people such as myself don,t have a clue what ecoli is and what dangerous effect that it can cause.I just ate a hamburburger the other day and I had to take it back because it tasted as if it was spoiled and the meat didn,t taste like ground beef.I will go to doctor and get checked out.By the way this was in Wisconsin.Thanks again