Friday, December 3, 2010

No More Bison Meat

               About 66,000 pounds of ground and tenderized steak bison products were recalled because of potential E. coli O157:H7 in July 2010 by the Rocky Mountain Natural Meats company in Henderson, Colorado. The recall occurred after the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) had found products to be contaminated with E. coli. An investigation done by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, and the New York Department of Health discovered that 6 people had became sick after consuming products from the company.  One person was from New York and the other five became ill in Colorado. The products were distributed from May 21 and May 27. Although the sell-by date for the recalled meat has passed, consumers may still have the product in their freezers.  

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