December 31, 2007 - A trailer truck full of 14,000 pounds of ground beef was stolen last Thursday, some of the beef was contaminated with E. coli bacteria.
The truck was stolen from a Fort Worth meat production company according to officials.
The meat was in the trailer on the parking lot of American Fresh Foods. The ground beef is sold to grocery stores and other food service companies.
The chief food safety and quality assurance officer for the company, Tom Biela, stated that tests found that some of the beef was contaminated with E. coli, so it was pulled before being sold.
He stated "For an abundance of caution, we remove the meat and any meat on either side of the production hours. We call it a safety buffer."
Lt. Dean Sullivan of Forth Worth police stated that they are working with the Department of Agriculture to try and catch those who stole the truck with the contaminated beef. The fear is that people may buy stolen meat off of the truck and could pose a health problem.
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