Giant Beef RECALLED Due to E.Coli (Yuck)

I remember having some sort of conversation about how the government shouldn’t get involved in regulating things and should stay out of people’s business, but then something like, oh, I don’t know, infected beef happens and you’re happy that SOME governmental agency is checking this shit, cause I’m surely not.

Giant Food Stores and Martin’s Food Markets today updated their product list and sell-by product codes in relation to a recent national recall of fresh ground beef due to possible E. coli contamination.

Fairbank Farms, a supplier of ground beef to Giant Food Stores, has recalled fresh ground beef products that have been contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service.

Products with sell-by dates of September 19 – October 5, 2009 are affected. The following updated list of affected products is not currently in stores but may be in customer freezers:

• 73% Giant Brand Lean Ground Beef
• 80% Giant Brand Lean Ground Beef
• 85% Giant Brand Lean Ground Beef
• 90% Giant Brand Lean Ground Beef
• 96% Giant Brand Lean Ground Beef
• Giant Brand Chili Meat
• Giant Brand Meat Loaf Mix
• Giant Brand Stuffed Mushrooms with Ground Beef
• Giant Brand Pub Style Burgers
• Giant Brand Stuffed Peppers with Ground Beef
• Giant Brand Meatballs
• Nature’s Promise Ground Beef
• Nature’s Promise Patties Source

Well, that’s a lot of meat to be recalled. I wonder what they do with all the infected meat… something tells me that shipping it to an African nation wouldn’t be THAT bad of an idea. Don’t those people already have a built up tolerance to E.coli?

In other news, when was the last time you had a Sloppy Joe? Because, if you’re like me, it has just been way too long.

Sloppy Joe, Slop, Sloppy Joe.