Of course they have no idea what's going on because that's the way industry wanted it and that's what the Republicans let them have. There may be a growing understanding that we need to find a balance between business interests and consumer interests but industry currently has the upper hand. Even with the salmonella and e. coli outbreaks many in the food business still believe they should control the food safety process, facts be damned.
The outbreak has been traced to beef sold in Kroger supermarkets in Michigan and Ohio. The Kroger Co. last month recalled ground beef sold in Michigan and Ohio stores, then this month expanded it to include other states. About 5.3 million pounds of beef was recalled.
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The Kentucky patient lives near Ohio, but the New York and Indiana patients did not travel to either of the states where the outbreak began, said Mark Sotir, a CDC investigator working on the outbreak.
All 44 illnesses in the outbreak are attributed to the same type of E. coli, one that causes a potentially deadly bacterial infection. The illnesses began between May 30 and June 24. CDC officials say 21 of the victims have been hospitalized and one developed kidney failure, but no one has died.
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