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Article: CONAGRA RECALLS 18M POUNDS GROUND BEEF
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- United Press International
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- July 19, 2002
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ConAgra recalls 18m pounds ground beef
WASHINGTON, Jul 19, 2002 (United Press International via COMTEX) -
- ConAgra Beef Co. Friday recalled more than 18 million pounds of
ground beef because of possible contamination by E.coli O157:H7 in
the second largest meat recall in U.S. history, behind 35 million
pounds recalled by Hudson Beef in 1997.
ConAgra and the Agriculture Department's Food Safety and Inspection
Service said it had received reports at least 19 people being sickened
after consuming the meat, USDA undersecretary Elsa Murano said.
ConAgra initially recalled 354,200 pounds of hamburger June 30 but
Friday expanded the recall to ...