Article: Giant Eagle: Ground beef may have been tainted

Several hundred thousands pounds of ground beef sold at as many as 235 Giant Eagle outlets may have been contaminated with a potentially deadly bacteria, company officials announced today.

Giant Eagle spokesman Rob Borella said ground beef products on the company's shelves now are safe. However, cetain ground beef products with a sell date in October may have E. coli, a bacteria that can cause bloody diarrhea and dyhydration.

"The good news is as of 1 o'clock today the U.S. Department of Agriculture doesn't have any reported cases of customer illness," Borella said.

One of Giant Eagle's suppliers, Cargill Meat Solutions Corp., voluntarily recalled more than 1 million pounds of ground beef ...

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