Bacteria Traced to Slaughterhouse
From Times Wire Reports
Inspectors tracing the source of a food poisoning epidemic in Japan have found a deadly bacteria in beef at a slaughterhouse that distributes nationwide, according to news reports. The E. coli 0157 bacteria, which has killed seven people and sickened more than 9,000 since June, has been linked to tainted school lunches, but the specific food that carried it has been a mystery.
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