NEW YORK: E. coli scare: Dining hall meat not affected - (Washington Square News)
October 4, 2007 – 6:25 pmDirector of dining service Owen Moore was cited as saying that ground meat at NYU dining halls is safe to eat despite the recent scare caused by a strain of E. coli found in Topps Meat Company’s products.
Moore was further cited as saying that Topps frozen meat products are primarily used for retail purposes as opposed to food services, and that New York University’s primary dining service provider is Aramark Corporation, which uses SYSCO food distributors for the majority of its purchases. Neither Aramark nor SYSCO uses Topps products for their meat.
CAS freshman Nicco Reggente was cited as saying he trusts NYU’s dining halls and will indulge in a beef burger about once a week, adding, “I know that NYU has strict requirements about heating the meat at a high enough temperature to kill bacteria. And NYU always claims how clean and healthy their kitchens are with the signs that […]
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