WASHINGTON, DC: Whole Foods was unaware of beef’s processor - (Washington Post)
August 10, 2008 – 5:27 pmWASHINGTON — Whole Foods Market has pulled fresh ground beef from all of its stores, becoming the latest retailer affected by an E. coli outbreak traced to one of the nation’s largest meatpackers. It’s the second outbreak linked to Nebraska Beef in as many months.
The meat Whole Foods recalled came from Coleman Natural Foods, which unknown to Whole Foods had processed it at Nebraska Beef, an Omaha meatpacker with a history of food-safety and other violations.
Nebraska Beef in July recalled more than 5 million pounds of beef produced in May and June after its meat was blamed for another E. coli outbreak in seven states. On Friday, it recalled an additional 1.2 million pounds of beef produced on June 17, June 24 and July 8, which included products eventually sold to Whole Foods.
Whole Foods officials are investigating why they were not aware Coleman was using Nebraska Beef as a processor, […]
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