BLOG: Salmonella, E. coli and now 144 million pounds of unfit-to-eat beef, spark anger on Capitol Hill - (Seattle PI)
February 27, 2008 – 7:57 pmhttp://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/secretingredients/archives/132787.asp
The House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, trying to find an answer to the growing reports of tainted and deadly food, found themselves dealing with a full plate of potentially lethal problems today.
E. coli in bagged spinach sickened 204 people and killed three.
Salmonella found in tomatoes sickened 183 people.
Lettuce contaminated with E. coli at Taco Bell and Taco John restaurants sickened 152 people.
Peter Pan peanut butter contaminated with Salmonella sickened 425 people.
100 brands of tainted pet food were recalled after sickening and killing thousands of pets.
A nationwide recall of fresh spinach occurred following discovery of salmonella in a test batch.
Frozen pot pies carrying salmonella were recalled after illnesses were reported in 31 States.
And, of course, the nearly 144 million pounds of beef were recalled by Westland/Hallmark Meat Packing Company after being determined to be unfit for human consumption.
Lawmakers heard testimony from representative of the nation’s largest food producers and a […]
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