RECALL: E. Coli outbreak leads to over 130,000 pounds of ground beef recalled; one death reported

Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. A nationwide recall was issued on Wednesday, Sept. 19 for 132,606 pounds of ground beef products from the chuck portion of a cow carcass that is reported to have been contaminated with Escherichia Coli O26 (E. Coli). Announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), the contaminated ground beef products were released around the United States, and have resulted in 17 illnesses and one reported death. The ground be