FRENCH minced meat batch infected with E.coli - (Reuters)
March 25, 2008 – 8:42 pmhttp://www.reuters.com/article/rbssConsumerGoodsAndRetailNews/idUSL2523681320080325
Paris — One of France’s top food preparation companies, Socopa, was cited as saying in a statement on Tuesday a consignment of minced meat had been contaminated with E. coli following routine tests run on meat prepared on March 10-11.
French media reports were cited as saying the delay had allowed consumers to purchase the contaminated meat unawares.
Socopa said the results had yet to be confirmed by a national laboratory, adding, “This explains the delay of 10 days between the start and the end of the test.”
And that it had taken the necessary steps to inform the authorities.
Le Parisien newspaper said the bacteria was found in more than two tonnes of beef, which had been supplied to more than 100 supermarkets or shops.
Distributors of the meat, including Carrefour and Monoprix, began informing shoppers they had sold the infected goods on March 21, the reports said.
There have been no reports of victims […]
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