Beef sold at Hannaford, Stop & Shop recalled

(NECN) - Just as Americans across the country prepare for the biggest grilling weekend of the year, a nationwide beef recall has been made. Colorado-based JBS Swift Beef Company has recalled 380,000 pounds of beef due to possible e-coli contamination. Twenty-three people in nine states may have become ill from eating the beef. One person has been hospitalized in New Hampshire, and Maine is also among the states reporting possible related illnesses. The meat was sold at Hannaford Supermarkets and Stop & Shops. read more

NECN | July 2, 2009

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