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E. coli suspicions lead to upstate NY beef recall

Fairbank Farms in western Ashville, N.Y. has recalled

Photo credit: AP | Fairbank Farms in western Ashville, N.Y. has recalled almost 546,000 pounds of fresh ground beef that had been distributed in September to stores from North Carolina to Maine.

An upstate New York packager has recalled almost 546,000 pounds of ground beef sold in this state and at least seven others that is linked to a possible E. coli outbreak and at least two deaths.

A federal health official quoted by The Associated Press said the meat, sold at BJ's, Trader Joe's and seven other retailers, also has caused 26 other illnesses.

The meat, packaged by Fairbank...

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