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Ground beef sold at Whole Foods may be tainted with E. coli, USDA says

Headline from ABC 7 San Francisco

U.S. agriculture officials are warning that ground beef sold at Whole Foods markets may be contaminated with potentially dangerous E. coli bacteria.

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  1. Fox5 Atlanta

    Whole Foods ground beef may be tainted with E. coli, USDA says (opens Fox5 Atlanta)

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    Fox5 Atlanta's feed description

    A recall wasn’t issued for the ground beef because it was removed from store shelves.

  2. ABC 7 San Francisco

    Ground beef sold at Whole Foods may be tainted with E. coli, USDA says (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description

    U.S. agriculture officials are warning that ground beef sold at Whole Foods markets may be contaminated with potentially dangerous E. coli bacteria.

  3. People

    USDA Issues Warning on Ground Beef Sold Nationwide for Possible E. Coli Contamination (opens People)

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    People's feed description

    The USDA shared a public health alert on Tuesday, June 3 warning people to avoid eating a beef product distributed at Whole Foods as it could possibly be contaminated with E. coli.

  4. CNN

    Ground beef sold at Whole Foods might be contaminated with E. coli, USDA warns (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    The US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has issued a public health alert for some raw ground beef products sold at Whole Foods Market because of a risk of E. coli contamination.

  5. CBS News

    Ground beef with possible E. coli distributed nationwide, including to Whole Foods, USDA says (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The beef, which may be contaminated with E. coli, was distributed to Whole Foods Market retail locations across the U.S.

  6. The Oregonian

    Ground beef sold at Whole Foods may be contaminated with E. coli (opens The Oregonian)

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    The Oregonian's feed description

    The U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service did not request a recall, but the products may still be in consumers’ refrigerators or freezers.

  7. The Hill

    Ground beef sold nationwide possibly contaminated with E. coli (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a public health alert for organic ground beef products that they report could be contaminated with E. coli.

  8. WHDH Boston

    Ground beef sold at Whole Foods may be tainted with E. coli, USDA says - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    U.S. agriculture officials are warning that ground beef sold at Whole Foods markets nationwide may be contaminated with potentially dangerous E. coli bacteria.Officials issued a public

  9. New York Post

    Whole Foods ground beef may be tainted with E. coli, health officials warn (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    US agriculture officials are warning that ground beef sold at Whole Foods markets nationwide may be contaminated with potentially dangerous E. coli bacteria.

  10. ABC 10 Sacramento

    Check your ground beef: Health alert issued for meat sold at Whole Foods (opens ABC 10 Sacramento)

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    ABC 10 Sacramento's feed description

    Organic ground beef sold at Whole Foods may have been contaminated with E. coli, according to a public health alert.

  11. MedicalXpress

    Organic ground beef sold at Whole Foods may be contaminated with E. coli, USDA says (opens MedicalXpress)

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    MedicalXpress's feed description

    Some packages of organic ground beef sold at Whole Foods stores across the country may be contaminated with E. coli, federal officials have warned.

  12. UPI

    USDA: Organic ground beef sold at Whole Foods may be contaminated with E. coli (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Some packages of organic ground beef sold at Whole Foods stores across the country may be contaminated with E. coli, federal officials have warned.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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