E-Coli in Ground Meat

I don´t have those problems as I make my own ground meat. I buy whole meat and grind it at home. I either do it in the moment of using it or I freeze it immediatly in sizes that I can use at once. I do that with all the groung meat and I even do some very nice mixtures as mixing beef and pork for meatballs. It´s a lot cheaper and cleaner too.

That was horrible! In my part I am not fond of eating meat. Twice would be much in a week. I am fond of vegees but sometime it depends on the availability. Well, who would like to eat meat if that's contaminated with E-coli or something? Are all people aware of this? I don't think people would have a second thought first before eating hamburger in a fast food chain....In our country, we never think of that unless some government authorities put some health advise on that....thanks

I haven't quit eating anything that i normally eat. So many stories float around all the time i don't know what to believe & what not to. Hope u stay healtyh 7 hope i do to, Have a good one.

Hi lelin, well I lived through the original mad cow scare in meat in the uk and aware of the dangers of ecoli and such. I never buy or eat pre processed foods which contain it but that's mainly because I loathe fast food so would never buy a beefburger to eat. Having read one of Robin Cooks books concerning the meat industry and the breaking of all the hygiene laws I'd steer well away. I was shocked at the price of mince over here (that's ground meat) as it is very expensive, but what they do is take a fresh piece of beef which you can see and mince it in front of you, whereas back in the uk it was all done and pre packaged and one of the cheapest foods to buy. I buy mince a lot in the winter for various dishes I cook, such as mousakkas, lasagna, and more, but it really is getting too expensive. Last winter I had to substitute it for minced pork but again you see what you are getting.

i still eat ground meat but never have ate steak much.i cant't be scared of every thing.i do eat chicken and tuckey a lot to. i eat meat once a day .i cook my meat really done to.it is always something we have to watch out for all time now

Yes, I still eat ground meat but not as much as we use too. Not because of the E-Coli but because the price of any meat is so high I can not afford to buy it like I used too. There has been many different products that have been recalled because of E-Coli or Samomilia.

You can get ecoli from any food ,veg,fruit turkey and beleave it or not chicken and pork are the worst,it is the way meat and food is stored and cooked,that makes ecoli bacteria.Just buy your meat from a safe clean place make sure it is the right colour,wash all fruit and veg before cooking or eating it.Ecoli is everywhere it is a dreadful thing to get an infection and can affect you for years to come.In order to avoid it eat fresh food,wash everything from the earth.Make sure it is defrosted properly and cook properly and serve piping hot,wash hands utensils in hot soapy water,good kitchen hygeine .White meat is better for you than red meat anyway,but beleave me chicken and pork are the worst things to get ecoli from.I don't eat out unless I have to,everything I eat and prepare is washed and fresh or defrosted properly,so I know everything is safe,we walked into a place in the new forest and the kitchen was open to the street so I walked straight back out again,yes I am very fussy.All it takes is one person not to wash their hands properly after the loo or before preparing the food and you can get ecoli from anything.I do hope this helps you and does not frighten you.I have done a college course on food health and nutrition and am glad I did.I never buy sweets from pick and mix or kids sweets open ,all their little hands going through them ,I refuse to let my grandchildren buy them at all.only wrapped sweets from now on.Don't worry to much but watch how you do things and where you buy them,if a shop looks mucky walk out,if the butchers does not look right walk out,if a cafe does not look clean enough walk out.All these place will soon get the message,there is always environmental health to sort these places out.Take care and enjoy your food.