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Article: Statement of the American Meat Institute on U.S. Ground Beef Safety.
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- July 19, 2002
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WASHINGTON -- The following is a statement by AMI President J. Patrick Boyle:
Ground beef is the most popular beef product consumed in the U.S. Americans consume millions of pounds of ground beef every day without incidence.
Today, USDA announced a large recall of beef trimmings and ground beef. The products have not tested positive for E. coli O157:H7, but USDA has determined that a precautionary recall is appropriate. It is important to be clear: USDA did not say that the recalled product contains E. coli O157:H7, but noted that it did not have evidence to prove that meat does not contain harmful bacteria and opted to recall the product. It is ...