Comments on: E. coli O157:H7 in Ground Beef Products Cause for Nationwide Recall http://nbalawblog.com/2009/05/22/e-coli-o157h7-in-ground-beef-products-cause-for-nationwide-recall/ Legal News and Discussions powered by the Lawyers of NBALawFirm Sun, 06 Dec 2009 04:15:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Richard Arsenault http://nbalawblog.com/2009/05/22/e-coli-o157h7-in-ground-beef-products-cause-for-nationwide-recall/comment-page-1/#comment-709 Richard Arsenault Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:36:22 +0000 http://nbalawblog.com/?p=2277#comment-709 Faye, thank you for bringing up the important issue of food safety in the home. I'd like to refer you to our food devoted blog, <a href="http://www.nbafoodadvocate.com/" rel="nofollow">NBAFoodAdvocate</a>, where we post daily on such topics as food safety tips, recall and outbreak alerts, food pathogen information, and much more. Take a look at the <a href="http://www.nbafoodadvocate.com/category/safety-tips" rel="nofollow">Safety Tips</a> category in particular for info on minimum safe internal cooking temperatures, how to prevent cross-contamination, and other food safety pointers. Our most recent blogs on safe food handling for Fourth of July grilling can be found here: <a href="http://www.nbafoodadvocate.com/july-4th-beef-issues-782" rel="nofollow">July 4th Beef Issues...</a> <a href="http://www.nbafoodadvocate.com/usda-fsis-fact-sheet-on-grilling-and-food-safety-778" rel="nofollow">USDA FSIS Fact Sheet on Grilling and Food Safety...</a> And a quick food safety primer right here on NBALawBlog can be found here: <a href="http://nbalawblog.com/2009/05/01/clean-separate-cook-and-chill/" rel="nofollow">Clean, Separate, Cook, and Chill</a> Unfortunately, while we consumers can do everything within our power to protect our families from foodborne illness by following safe food handling practices, our best efforts are not enough to eliminate all pathogen contamination. Our food supply should be safe and clean before it reaches our kitchens, and that responsibility rests with food manufacturers and distributors. We must continue to use the tort system and strong regulatory agencies to pressure wayward food companies to raise their standards and take seriously their duty to keep our food supply safe. Faye, thanks again for your comment, and we hope you'll stayed tuned both here and at NBAFoodAdvocate.com. Faye, thank you for bringing up the important issue of food safety in the home. I’d like to refer you to our food devoted blog, NBAFoodAdvocate, where we post daily on such topics as food safety tips, recall and outbreak alerts, food pathogen information, and much more. Take a look at the Safety Tips category in particular for info on minimum safe internal cooking temperatures, how to prevent cross-contamination, and other food safety pointers.

Our most recent blogs on safe food handling for Fourth of July grilling can be found here:
July 4th Beef Issues…
USDA FSIS Fact Sheet on Grilling and Food Safety…

And a quick food safety primer right here on NBALawBlog can be found here:
Clean, Separate, Cook, and Chill

Unfortunately, while we consumers can do everything within our power to protect our families from foodborne illness by following safe food handling practices, our best efforts are not enough to eliminate all pathogen contamination. Our food supply should be safe and clean before it reaches our kitchens, and that responsibility rests with food manufacturers and distributors. We must continue to use the tort system and strong regulatory agencies to pressure wayward food companies to raise their standards and take seriously their duty to keep our food supply safe.

Faye, thanks again for your comment, and we hope you’ll stayed tuned both here and at NBAFoodAdvocate.com.

]]> By: Faye Bayes http://nbalawblog.com/2009/05/22/e-coli-o157h7-in-ground-beef-products-cause-for-nationwide-recall/comment-page-1/#comment-654 Faye Bayes Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:30:41 +0000 http://nbalawblog.com/?p=2277#comment-654 IF YOU MAY HAVE BOUGHT BEEF CONTAMINATED WITH ECOLI AND ARE UNAWARE OF IT, WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH ALL BEEF PRODUCTS TO REDUCE THE CHANCE OF CONTACTING ECOLI. IE. COOKING WELL DONE OR OTHER PRECAUTIUONS. IF YOU MAY HAVE BOUGHT BEEF CONTAMINATED WITH ECOLI AND ARE UNAWARE OF IT, WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH ALL BEEF PRODUCTS TO REDUCE THE CHANCE OF CONTACTING ECOLI. IE. COOKING WELL DONE OR OTHER PRECAUTIUONS.

]]> By: JBS Swift Company Expanded Recall…Expanded Concerns - NBA FOODAdvocate http://nbalawblog.com/2009/05/22/e-coli-o157h7-in-ground-beef-products-cause-for-nationwide-recall/comment-page-1/#comment-646 JBS Swift Company Expanded Recall…Expanded Concerns - NBA FOODAdvocate Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:32:03 +0000 http://nbalawblog.com/?p=2277#comment-646 [...] appears to be the summer of E. coli O157:H7 recalls. It’s only June and we already have had the Valley Meat E. coli scare, the Nestle cookie catastrophe and now the JBS Swift mass [...] [...] appears to be the summer of E. coli O157:H7 recalls. It’s only June and we already have had the Valley Meat E. coli scare, the Nestle cookie catastrophe and now the JBS Swift mass [...]

]]> By: Valley Meats E. Coli O157:H7 Contaminated Ground Beef Recall Update - NBA FOODAdvocate http://nbalawblog.com/2009/05/22/e-coli-o157h7-in-ground-beef-products-cause-for-nationwide-recall/comment-page-1/#comment-567 Valley Meats E. Coli O157:H7 Contaminated Ground Beef Recall Update - NBA FOODAdvocate Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:48:02 +0000 http://nbalawblog.com/?p=2277#comment-567 [...] contain the E. coli O157:H7 outbreak associated with E. coli-contaminated ground beef products from Valley Meats, LLC, of Coal Valley, Illinois, news continues to filter in. The ground beef products reportedly were [...] [...] contain the E. coli O157:H7 outbreak associated with E. coli-contaminated ground beef products from Valley Meats, LLC, of Coal Valley, Illinois, news continues to filter in. The ground beef products reportedly were [...]

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