Burgers Can Kill
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Stephanie Smith, 22, was left paralyzed in 2007 after eating a burger tainted by E. coli. Tracing her burger shows why eating ground beef is still a gamble.
Meat companies and grocers have been barred from selling ground beef tainted by the virulent strain of E. coli known as O157:H7 since 1994, after an outbreak at Jack in the Box restaurants left four children dead. Yet tens of thousands of people are still sickened annually by this pathogen, federal health officials estimate, with hamburger being the biggest culprit. Ground beef has been blamed for 16 outbreaks in the last three years alone, including the one that left Ms. Smith paralyzed from the waist down. This summer, contamination led to the recall of beef from nearly 3,000 grocers in 41 states.
Meat companies and grocers have been barred from selling ground beef tainted by the virulent strain of E. coli known as O157:H7 since 1994, after an outbreak at Jack in the Box restaurants left four children dead. Yet tens of thousands of people are still sickened annually by this pathogen, federal health officials estimate, with hamburger being the biggest culprit. Ground beef has been blamed for 16 outbreaks in the last three years alone, including the one that left Ms. Smith paralyzed from the waist down. This summer, contamination led to the recall of beef from nearly 3,000 grocers in 41 states.
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good_stuff
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I'm with Not_Fooled on this one. At least you can tell if a burger isn't cooked fully. The lettuce, tomato, and/or spinach on that burger are much more difficult to disinfect.
- 2 years ago
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good_stuff
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unclecharlie
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I got sick over an undercooked hamburger at Hardee's. I almost never eat fast food anymore- but not because of that, because the food is too danged salty.
- 2 years ago
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unclecharlie
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NotFooled
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Well what about the lettuce scare, the tomato scare and the pepper scare of the last few years. According to scientists everything that we eat is killing us. I say eat what you want, enjoy every day and make every minute count; because truthfully you never know when you will take your last breath.
- 2 years ago
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NotFooled
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jmsrmy
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To see the document citing the source of the e coli, you can catch this article in the group, VegUp....
- 2 years ago
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jmsrmy
