Loophole lets you eat E. Coli meat

You would think that inspectors would not allow
meat contaminated with E Coli into the food chain.
Trust me, you would be wrong. The law allows it~~

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Loophole lets you eat E. Coli meat
Sunday, November 11, 2007

By STEPHEN J. HEDGES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE

One federal inspector calls it the "E. Coli loophole." Another says, "Nobody would
buy it if they knew."

The officials are referring to the little-discussed fact that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has deemed it acceptable for meat companies to cook and sell meat on which E. Coli, a bacteria that can sicken and even kill humans, is found during processing.

The "E. Coli loophole" affects millions of pounds of beef each year that tests positive for the presence of E. Coli O157:H7, a particularly virulent strain of the bacteria.

The agency allows companies to put this E. Coli positive meat in a special category -- "cook only."

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blessings,
Zoe

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