E. coli linked to raw pork products responsible for 100 Albertans getting ill

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E. coli linked to raw pork products responsible for 100 Albertans getting ill
Topic Started: Sep 7 2014, 12:09 AM (575 Views)
Darcie	Sep 7 2014, 12:09 AM Post #1
Skeptic Posts: 31,154 Group: Member Member #714 Joined: March 30, 2010	Quote: Dr. James Talbot says it's the largest E. coli outbreak in Alberta in 15 years Quote: Alberta's chief medical officer of health says 100 people in the province have gotten ill from E. coli linked to raw pork products, including 19 people who have been hospitalized. Raw pork from 2 Alberta firms recalled over possible E.coli contamination 122 Albertans diagnosed with E. coli as AHS looks for cause IN DEPTH \| Understanding E. coli: symptoms, spread, prevention The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has ordered a recall of pork products from V & T Meat and Food in Calgary and Hiep Thanh Trading in Edmonton over concerns they may contain E. coli 0157:H7. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/e-coli-linked-to-raw-pork-products-responsible-for-100-albertans-getting-ill-1.2757404?cmp=rss Every time I buy meat or fish or imported anything in the stores, in the back of my mind I always wonder what is between me and a a food poisoning because it has happened to me quite a few times. Is there a way we could be safer?

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Trotsky	Sep 23 2014, 10:05 AM Post #16
Big City Boy Posts: 38,319 Group: Member Member #79 Joined: September 8, 2005	I have been tempted to try steak tartare, but at the last minute I always remember the wonderful episode of Mr. Bean on a splurge. He ordered steak tartare and made the most wonderful faces when he slowly realized it was raw and then, embarrassed to send it back, he tried to get rid of it. Treat yourself to a delightful 5 minutes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6QqSxmpRMM (I'm not all that fond of a raw egg on top either but Mr. Bean was spared that.) But I eat sushi by the ton. Edited by Trotsky, Sep 23 2014, 10:12 AM.



Darcie	Sep 23 2014, 12:00 PM Post #17
Skeptic Posts: 31,154 Group: Member Member #714 Joined: March 30, 2010	I've has steak tartare once, didn't think it was anything to write home about. I do love sushi and have some any time I can. My granddaughter took a course in Montreal to make sushi, was 20 sessions in all. I have helped her when she made it It is very differently prepared fish, not just any old fish.



wildie	Sep 23 2014, 05:42 PM Post #18
Veteran Member Posts: 12,173 Group: Member Member #442 Joined: October 11, 2006	campy Sep 22 2014, 08:02 PM Hmmn! Ever think of joining the circus and eating a raw chicken. Sorry but raw does not appeal to me. I don't eat raw anymore, either! Too much contamination in our food now! I have eaten suchi but am not enamoured with it! For sure, chicken would very likely kill you! Once in Texas I had food poisoning from eating COOKED seafood and now live with impaired kidney function!



Deleted User	Sep 24 2014, 07:27 PM Post #19
Deleted User	Australia serves Kangaroo meat slightly seared but mostly raw. Then they cover it with some sort of special sauce. I asked the chef I would like it well done and he refused because he said it would be tough as shoe leather to do that. Kangaroo meat is cooked by the chef on a stand right beside ones table & served. The chef made me taste it but I was not thrilled at eating meat that was totally red.
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Bitsy	Sep 24 2014, 10:46 PM Post #20
Veteran Member Posts: 31,383 Group: Member Member #267 Joined: March 11, 2006	Toodles Sep 24 2014, 07:27 PM Australia serves Kangaroo meat slightly seared but mostly raw. Then they cover it with some sort of special sauce. I asked the chef I would like it well done and he refused because he said it would be tough as shoe leather to do that. Kangaroo meat is cooked by the chef on a stand right beside ones table & served. The chef made me taste it but I was not thrilled at eating meat that was totally red. My goddaughter married an Australian and they lived there for several years before moving to the states where they often ate kangaroo meat cooked medium rare, which is how I eat my steak. Medium rare is hardly raw.



Darcie	Sep 24 2014, 11:22 PM Post #21
Skeptic Posts: 31,154 Group: Member Member #714 Joined: March 30, 2010	Medium rare for steak here as well.



Trotsky	Sep 25 2014, 01:53 AM Post #22
Big City Boy Posts: 38,319 Group: Member Member #79 Joined: September 8, 2005	Blue Rare steak for me but medium well for hamburger, hence I eat VERY little hamburger. On steaks the bacterial contamination is ON the steak and seared instantly with very high heat. With hamburger however, the surface contaminants are pulled INTO the burger and thus pose a far greater danger if the inside is pink. But with current prices, I rarely eat beef more than once a month, if that. I simply will not spend $4 a pound for stewing meat or twice that for low grade steak. Thus the ferocious rate of food inflation is forcing us to eat lower down on the food chain. "Pass the black beans." "More pasta, Ma." Edited by Trotsky, Sep 27 2014, 02:19 AM.



campy	Sep 25 2014, 01:54 PM Post #23
Handyman Extraordinaire Posts: 28,720 Group: no politics Member #204 Joined: February 2, 2006	I can't even look at red meat in the supermarket now. I have become more of a vegetarian in my old age. Chicken carbonara and stuff like that intrigues me now.



Trotsky	Sep 27 2014, 02:20 AM Post #24
Big City Boy Posts: 38,319 Group: Member Member #79 Joined: September 8, 2005	I'm a purist...for my carbonara it MUST be bacon (or fatback in the original, but fatback is hard to find and thick sliced bacon is a very good substitute.) Edited by Trotsky, Sep 27 2014, 02:22 AM.



campy	Sep 27 2014, 03:58 AM Post #25
Handyman Extraordinaire Posts: 28,720 Group: no politics Member #204 Joined: February 2, 2006	Trotsky Sep 27 2014, 02:20 AM I'm a purist...for my carbonara it MUST be bacon (or fatback in the original, but fatback is hard to find and thick sliced bacon is a very good substitute.) How about pancetta?



Trotsky	Sep 28 2014, 03:23 AM Post #26
Big City Boy Posts: 38,319 Group: Member Member #79 Joined: September 8, 2005	Yep, pancetta would be fine, but bacon is cheaper.



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