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Ground beef recalled over possible E. coli

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- Some ground beef sold by Trader Joe's, Shaw's and Wild Harvest may be contaminated with E. coli and is being recalled by its processor, authorities said.

Fairbank Farms, Ashville, N.Y., is recalling 545,699 pounds of ground beef shipped for sale last month to retail stores in Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Saturday.

USDA inspectors working with state and federal health authorities became aware of the problem while investigating outbreaks of E. coli in Connecticut, Maine and Massachusetts, agency officials said in a release.

The suspect beef products were shipped to Trader Joe's, Shaw's, Lancaster, Wild Harvest, Price Chopper, BJ's, Ford Brothers and Giant. Each package had "EST. 492" inside the USDA mark of inspection or on the nutrition label. The packages had a sell-by date of Sept. 19 through Sept. 28.

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This news arrived on: 10/31/2009

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