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" Wolverine Packing Co., a Detroit-based meat packing company, is pulling 1.8 million pounds of ground beef from stores after federal officials reported almost a dozen cases of E. coli infections. The bacteria E. coli 0157 can lead to dehydration, nausea, diarrhea and severe cramping. In the most extreme cases, it can cause kidney failure or death. Health officials say children and the elderly are the most susceptible. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture&amp;#039;s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), the Wolverine Packing Co. products, produced between March 31 and April 18, were shipped to Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri and Ohio. However, the FSIS wasn&amp;#039;t notified of the reported illnesses until May 12. Eleven illnesses have been identified, but their whereabouts have remained unnamed. As the investigation continues, it&amp;#039;s unclear why federal officials have yet to reveal where the cases were reported. To check if you have recalled meat, the contaminated products are labeled with the number &amp;quot;EST. 2574B&amp;quot; and their production date codes are written as &amp;quot;Packing Nos: MM DD 14&amp;quot; between &amp;quot;03 31 14&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;04 18 14.&amp;quot; Do you think that the public should have been told about the outbreak earlier? Let us know in the comments below. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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