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

U S agriculture bureaucrats are warning that ground beef sold at Whole Foods markets nationwide may be contaminated with potentially dangerous E coli bacteria Officers issued a population wellness 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 Organization 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 FBI arrests a man in New York linked to explosion at a California fertility clinic leaders say Massachusetts U S Attorney Leah Foley slams Boston Mayor Wu for false narrative of ICE Canadian wildfire smoke causes very unhealthy conditions in American Midwest and reaches Europe more attacks on Jews heighten concerns about assurance in and around US synagogues This day in History June the Tiananmen Square Massacre 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 matter was discovered when company bureaucrats 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 broadcasted bureaucrats declared Consumers who have the product should throw it away or return it to the store E coli bacteria can cause infections with responses that include dehydration diarrhea and cramps The majority people recover within a week but chosen people can become severely ill and develop a dangerous kidney condition Children under age and older adults are largest part at hazard The Associated Press Healthcare and Science Department receives assistance from the Howard Hughes Healthcare Institute s Science and Educational Media Group and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation The AP is solely responsible for all content