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High Pressure Offers an Improved Method To Prepare Samples for the Detection of Food-Borne Pathogens

Published in Hematology Week, July 27th, 2009

Since the Jack-in-the-Box outbreak in 1993, food contamination continues to dominate the headlines. On June 28th, a Colorado meat company agreed to expand a recall of beef due to possible contamination with the bacteria E. coli 0157.H7. Both the company and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said that the beef may be linked to illness in at least eighteen people.

Recently, a Chicago meatpacker was forced to recall 6,152 pounds of ground beef products that may also have been contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. In addition, a Portland, Oregon meat distributor had to recall 39,973 pounds of ground beef products that also appeared to be contaminated with the same type...

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Source: Hematology Week (2009-07-27)

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