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Ground beef is being recalled for E. coli contamination.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released a statement on Saturday that meat sold by the company Fairbank Farms has been linked to E. coli illnesses in Connecticut, Maine, and Massachusetts.
Fairbank Farms, a company out of Ashville, N.Y, has already recalled 546,000 pounds of ground beef.
There have been two deaths and two illnesses linked to the contaminated meat. The ground beef has been sold to numerous stores and has the number “EST. 492” on the label. The ground beef has also been distributed to stores in North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, where it was likely repackaged.
According to the Center for Disease Control, Escherichia coli infection can be mild or severe, lasting usually from 5 to 7 days. Some symptoms may include stomach cramps, diarrhea, and vomiting, and possibly a low-grade fever. After eating tainted food, a person can begin feeling ill after 3 or 4 days, but may be as quickly as 1 or as long as 10.
E. coli can be avoided by thoroughly washing hands after toileting, changing diapers, or touching animals (even pets), and cooking ground beef to 170 degrees Fahrenheit by a meat thermometer.
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