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

U S agriculture functionaries are warning that ground beef sold at Whole Foods markets nationwide may be contaminated with potentially dangerous E coli bacteria Administrators issued a populace fitness 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 Amenity 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 representatives 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 defense in and around US synagogues In the modern 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 leaders 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 communicated authorities revealed Consumers who have the product should throw it away or return it to the store E coli bacteria can cause infections with reactions that include dehydration diarrhea and cramps Majority of 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 preponderance at liability The Associated Press Wellness and Science Department receives sponsorship from the Howard Hughes Anatomical Institute s Science and Educational Media Group and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation The AP is solely responsible for all content