Beef recall November 2009: September Beef recall in November 2009
By Clarencia Cynrae on November 2nd, 2009The Beef recall November 2009 is for beef sold with sell by dates in September. There has been two deaths and many sicknesses that could be linked to beef.
The beef recall for November 2009 is serious. This beef recall is particularly for ground beef in any meat like meatball mixes and meatloaf.
The beef recall started in Pennsylvania and New Jersey but has expanded to include North Carolina, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, New York, Connecticut and Virginia.
Fairbank Farms of Ashville, New York, issued a beef recall on Friday, October 30. Fairbank Farms’ beef is sold by various brand names like Acme Markets’ Lancaster Brand, Ground Beef, Extra Lean Ground Beef, Giant Foodstores Meatloaf, Meatball Mix, and Trader Joe’s Butcher Shop Fine Quality Meats Ground Beef.
The beef recall is for those packaged with sell by dates of September 19 to September 28 2009. The affected beef recall is for packages with the number “EST. 492″ on the label.
Why is there a beef recall? Fairbank Farms suspect that its ground beef may be tainted with E. coli bacteria.
As Fairbank Farms is a meat distributor, its meat may have been repackaged for sale by different retailers. The new packages would bear different names and sell by dates.
To ensure safety and check for the origins of beef, consumers are urged to call the stores where they bought the beef.
How do we look out for symptoms of E. Coli infection? A person sick with E. Coli bacteria may experience stomach cramps and diarrhea. E coli may cause kidney problems and failure of the kidney organs. If beef tainted with E coli is eaten, symptoms may start showing in 3 – 8 days. Patients suffering from symptoms should consult a doctor.
Please bring your affected beef packages back to your original point of purchase to get a refund.
Details are available at the USDA hotline at 1-888-674-6854, the Fairbank Farms consumer hotline at 1-877-546-0122, or www.fairbankfarms.com.
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November 4th, 2009 at 7:33 am
The USDA has a plan ready to go to protect you from all that unsafe beef and other meats, but it over 90% who oppose it (including me) and after you read how the plan will work perhaps you can see why so many oppose it…..
NAIS(National animal Identification System) requires that every single person who owns one livestock type animal, exotic fowl such as parakeets and fish, even if it is a pet, will join. (note-even though the UASDA claims NAIS is voluntary, the document says it is mandatory!)
I do not own cattle and am in no way connected to the beef/pork/chicken industry but because I own horses, I I will be forced to be part of this plan, thereby working for free for big ag, and paying into the system with my time and money just so you and the world can enjoy “the appearance” of safe beef/pork/chicken…
Under NAIS I must—
1. register my premises with the government, even though this step clouds title to private property simply by the language used. A 15 digit gps/bar code type number goes with the property forever, even if at a later date, there are no animals are on it.
2. All my critters must be microchipped. Besides the costs of chips, vet calls, scanners and computer programs will be needed (more $) Factory farms like Cargill, do NOT have to do this, they get one lot number per group of animals. Any animal in that group could be diseased and who would know.
3. I report All births, deaths and movements reported into a database within 24 hours or face huge fines. This costs time and money and databases are often hacked into. Again factory farms have few reporting events, already what they do as part of business.
4. If animal disease is suspected in an area, the USDA can depopulate a 6 mile radius (140 sq. miles of dead healthy animals that never came in contact with the supposed sick animal). Testing for disease not necessary.
Don’t you feel safer about what you eat because I told the govt everywhere I rode my horse, gave up my property rights and spent thousands of dollars in microchipping, report fees and technical equipment? Or do you think I am just plain crazy? Well I wish I were the crazy one but this program is what your govt thinks will keep our food supply safe. And they got one hatched that will track private gardens, also. (HR2749) even though we do not want nor need any of these programs.
NAIS is being pushed as an animal disease tracking program but it will not prevent animal disease nor ensure food safety since tracking stops at slaughter, after which is when food safety issues occur. How does my telling the government where and when I ride my horse insure that you and the Japanese are eating safe American beef?!?!?!
November 5th, 2009 at 4:13 pm
THE LAST AMERICAN MAN RULES