1. Officials recalled two tons of contaminated meat today. 2. And government agencies are warning families to beware of contaminated meats and produce. 3. And he said the Agriculture Department would stop blaming people for becoming ill from eating contaminated meat. 4. But inspectors cannot always detect contaminated meat just by quickly smelling or looking for the obvious signs of decay. 5. By the time inspectors learn a test is positive, contaminated meat has usually been shipped to supermarkets and fast food chains around the country. 6. E. coli bacteria are associated with fecal matter and can cause death or severe illness, including bloody diarrhea, especially if the contaminated meat is undercooked. 7. His decision showed more concern for the immediate economic harm to the company than for the potentially greater harm to the public posed by contaminated meat. 8. Humans can get sick from handling products from infected animals, inhaling the spores from animal skins or eating undercooked contaminated meat. 9. In addition to contaminated meat, poultry and eggs harboring salmonella that can cause serious illness or death are a recurring problem. 10. Intestinal anthrax is caused by eating contaminated meat. |