NY company recalls 546,000 pounds of ground beef over E. coli illnesses, including death

Nov 2nd, 2009 - Los Angeles Times

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ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) - A New York meat company has recalled almost 546,000 pounds of ground beef because it may be contaminated with a bacteria that has caused illness and one death, according to health officials.

The meat sold by Ashville, N.Y.-based Fairbank Farms was linked to cases of E. coli-related illness in Connecticut, Maine and Massachusetts, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Saturday. One person died and two others became ill, New Hampshire health officials said.

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