Detroit-based Wolverine Packing Co. recalled nearly 170,000 pounds of ground beef distributed to restaurants across the country, as announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The Minnesota Department of Agriculture alerted FSIS on November 13 about a group of people who had consumed ground beef before they fell ill. On November 20, a ground beef sample collected by Minnesota officials tested positive for E. coli O157. Federal officials determined that the products from Wolverine Packing Co. were linked to the people who had become sickened in Minnesota. 15 patients in Minnesota were identified, with … Continue reading E. Coli Outbreak Triggers Wolverine Packing Co.’s Recall of Nearly 170,000 Pounds of Ground Beef Across U.S