date:May 23, 2013
equirement to label products so consumers can tell the difference between them.
Mechanically tenderized beef products have been linked to five E. coli O157:H7 outbreaks in the past decade, according the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including a 21-state outbreak that sparked a large recall on Christmas eve in 2009. In those outbreaks, 174 people fell ill and four died, but most health experts assume those stats dont capture the full health impact as foodborne illnesses are chronic