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More than 132,000 pounds of ground beef are being recalled after one death and at least 17 illnesses
Meat producer Cargill is recalling roughly 132,606 pounds of ground beef products after an E. coli outbreak. A CDC investigation identified 17 illnesses and one death related to the outbreak.
Thousands of pounds of ground beef are being recalled.
Cargill is recalling thousands of pounds of ground beef products after at least 17 illnesses and one death.
On Wednesday, the United States Department of Agriculture announced that Cargill is recalling approximately 132,606 pounds of ground beef products that had been made with a carcass that may have been contaminated with E. coli. According to the CDC, an investigation identified 17 illnesses and one death related to the outbreak.
The beef products were shipped from Cargill to retail locations across the US, including Publix, which has recalled the products, and can be identified by the establishment number "EST. 86R" inside the USDA mark of inspection.
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The beef in question appears to have been contaminated with a less common strain of E. coli called E. coli O26.
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