Reuters: Regulatory News: UPDATE 1-Kansas meatpacker recalls beef on contamination issues

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UPDATE 1-Kansas meatpacker recalls beef on contamination issues Aug 1st 2013, 13:58 Tweet Share this Email Print Related Topics Stocks » Regulatory News » Markets » Non-Cyclical Consumer Goods » Thu Aug 1, 2013 9:58am EDT Aug 1 (Reuters) - A Kansas meatpacker has recalled 50,100 pounds of ground beef that may be contaminated with E. coli bacteria, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service said. The USDA said late on Wednesday that routine monitoring had confirmed the presence of E.coli O157:H7 in the meat produced by the National Beef Packing Co of Liberal, Kansas. It said there had been no reports of illness. The potentially deadly bacterium can cause bloody diarrhea, dehydration and, in the most severe cases, kidney failure. The very young, the elderly and people with weak immune systems are the most susceptible to foodborne illness, the USDA said. The products were produced on July 18 and shipped in 40-pound to 60-pound cases to retailers, wholesalers, and food service distributors nationwide. The recalled meat carries the number "EST. 208A" inside the USDA mark of inspection, the department said. The news had a negligible impact on Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures early Thursday. "It's nothing. It's so small compared to what we produce and nobody was sickened," said K&S Financials analyst Jack Salzsieder. "Packers are careful about what they do. Even if there was the slightest hint of a problem, they'd recall it," he said. USDA data for the week ending July 27 showed the industry produced 508.4 million lbs of beef and 14.5 billion lbs year to date. At 8:35 a.m. CDT (1335 GMT), CME live cattle for August delivery gained 0.150 cent at 121.600 cents per lb. October was at 125.600 cents, or up 0.125 cent. Non-Cyclical Consumer Goods Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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