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Date: 5/5/99 11:42:17 PM Central Daylight Time

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All American Meats recalls tainted ground beef

Associated Press

OMAHA, Neb. (May 5, 1999)

Nearly 83,000 pounds of ground beef are being recalled from Illinois,

Indiana and Michigan after the E. coli bacteria was found in one meat

sample.

All American Meats Inc., of Springfield, Neb., is recalling ground beef

produced at an Omaha plant April 14, according to the U.S. Department of

Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service.

The company did not return telephone calls seeking comment.

Federal regulators said the meat was sold for further processing at

places such as butcher shops and grocery stores, but they were

prohibited by law from telling consumers or local health officials

precisely which companies bought the meat.

A Food Safety and Inspection Service news release said the recalled beef

was shipped in 10-pound block packed four or eight to a case. Each block

has an expiration date of April 28 and include Establishment 20420 in

the inspection mark.

The contamination was discovered Monday when a product sample taken by

the inspection service on April 27 came back with a positive result for

E. coli O157:H7, which can cause serious illness and sometimes death,

especially in children and the elderly. Symptoms include chills and

bloody diarrhea.

It was not immediately known if anyone has become ill after eating the

meat.

The best defense for consumers against the bacteria is thoroughly

cooking the beef, to at least 160 degrees Farenheit.

The recall was ordered Tuesday. All American Meats has contacted its

customers affected by the recall verbally and by letter, according to

the federal news release.

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