Recently, a lawsuit was filed against JBS Swift & Co.  on behalf of a young boy infected with E. coli O157:H7 from eating shish kabobs.  While E. coli is most commonly associated with ground beef, it’s not exclusive. Yes, E. coli O157:H7 is commonly known as the “Hamburger Disease”. Why? Well, because cows carry E. coli in their intestines and show no signs of illness as they lack the special... [more]

On July 3rd the Cuyahoga County Board of Health announced that they are investigating a cluster of Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome ,or HUS, cases related to E. coli O157:H7. As of now there has been no confirmation if the E. coli O157:H7 is related to the recent Nestle cookie dough recall or the JBS Swift & Co. beef recall. With the severity of hemolytic uremic syndrome and the dangers associated with... [more]

The JBS Swift E. coli O157:H7 beef recall has essentially touched every state in the union. According to the retail list provided by the FSIS, if your state has a Sam’s Club, you have had JBS Swift Recalled meat sold in your state. Costco, Kroger’s, BiLo and numerous other grocery chains have distributed meats all over the US from Florida to Alaska. But it hasn’t just affected big retailers;... [more]

UPDATE: Here is some new  information on the JBS Swift E. coli recall.  This is the latest update on the retail locations that sold JBS Swift products possibly contaminated with E. coli 0157:H7).  Here is a link to the list of places that sold recalled JBS Swift meats. This list is now over 80 pages long.  Release from the FSIS: United States Food Safety Department of and Inspection Agriculture... [more]

Ten days after their initial E. coli O157:H7 induced beef recall, JBS Swift releases an expanded retail distribution list, which has increased from 18 to 74 pages since yesterday’s last addition. Timing is everything with a Class I Recall: the time that passes between the sale of E. coli O157:H7 tainted beef and the release of information nailing down the whereabouts of that beef is a deciding... [more]

The FSIS has finally released a retail distribution list of those companies who received potentially E. coli O157:H7 contaminated beef from JBS Swift Beef Company. The list has already been updated once, so it will be interesting to see if JBS suddenly remembers even more retailers as time passes. The list, of course, includes those companies who have come forward on their own to announce recalls of... [more]

As the Independence Day Holiday approaches, many are worried that the biggest celebration of the summer may be marred by the risks of foodborne illness. E. coli O157:H7 has recently made its way into JBS Swift beef products and prepackaged Nestle Toll House cookie dough, leading to an E. coli outbreak the consequences of which we’ve only begun to identify. In the past few weeks we’ve also seen... [more]

Multistate Outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 Infections Associated with Beef from JBS Swift Beef Company Updated July 1, 2009 Several state health departments, CDC, and the United States Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) are investigating a multi-state outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections. On June 24, FSIS issued a notice about a recall of 41,280... [more]

JBS Swift has issued an enormous recall for 380,000 lbs of its beef products due to E. coli O157:H7 contamination. That is a very large recall. The contaminated products were sold to distributors, retailers and restaurants across the country. When the JBS Swift products are sold, they are often butchered into smaller cuts and ground beef. This simple act of butchering could potentially cross contaminate,... [more]

Today, Dunkin Donuts announced that they would stop the sale of some of their hot chocolate products. The decision was made in light of the recent recall of products processed by Dunkin Donuts supplier, Plainview Milk Cooperative. The dairy products were recalled due to potential salmonella contamination. Plainview Milk assured Dunkin Donuts that Dunkin’s products were never contaminated with the... [more]