Salmonella from Raw Meat Alert Comments: Last summer when many
people were enjoying hamburgers cooked outdoors on the grill,
there was a lot of discussion about the dangers of acquiring a
salmonella infection from eating underdone beef. Everyone was
encouraged to ask that their burgers be well done. Then as the
winter season approached, attention began to be focused more on
other health threats such as the flu. But the specter of
salmonella hasn't gone away. Since last fall, at least 37 people
in 6 states (New York and New England) have become ill with
salmonella and the USDA believes that eating raw or undercooked
ground beef may be the cause. We all are again reminded not to
eat raw ground beef. This would seem to rule out steak tartar,
even on a fancy restaurant menu. FSIS Issues Alert On The
Importance Of Cooking And Handling Ground Beef WASHINGTON, Jan.
29, 2004 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and
Inspection Service is issuing a public health alert to remind
consumers of the importance