Ground beef sold at Whole Foods may be tainted with E. coli, USDA says

U S agriculture authorities are warning that ground beef sold at Whole Foods markets nationwide may be contaminated with potentially dangerous E coli bacteria Personnel issued a masses vitality alert for -pound vacuum-packed packages of Organic Rancher beef produced on May and May by NPC Processing Inc of Shelburne Vermont The products have use-by dates of June and June The U S Food Safety and Inspection Provision did not request a recall because the products are no longer available for purchase However they may still be in consumers refrigerators or freezers Related Articles Canadian wildfire smoke causes very unhealthy conditions in American Midwest and reaches Europe more attacks on Jews heighten concerns about prevention in and around US synagogues In current times in History June the Tiananmen Square Massacre Fed lifts restrictions placed on Wells Fargo in because of its fake-accounts embarrassment Texas considers banning products infused with THC derived from hemp and retailers are worried The meat was produced in Australia or Uruguay and processed in the U S It was sent to distributors in Connecticut Georgia Illinois and Maryland and then to Whole Foods stores nationwide The trouble was discovered when company executives notified FSIS that they had shipped beef products that tested positive for E coli O H a type of bacteria that can cause serious illness To date no illnesses linked to the product have been published executives commented Consumers who have the product should throw it away or return it to the store E coli bacteria can cause infections with manifestations that include dehydration diarrhea and cramps The greater part people recover within a week but certain people can become severely ill and develop a dangerous kidney condition Children under age and older adults are the greater part at liability The Associated Press Medical and Science Department receives advocacy from the Howard Hughes Diagnostic Institute s Science and Educational Media Group and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation The AP is solely responsible for all content