One person died and 17 others fell ill before a nationwide recall of potentially E. coli-contaminated ground beef by Cargill Meat Solutions, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The death and illnesses occurred from July 5, 2018 to July 25, 2018. The ground beef products were produced and packaged on June 21, 2018.

As a result, on Sept. 19, Cargill Meat Solutions announced a nationwide recall of about 132,606 pounds of ground beef made from chuck possibly contaminated with Escherichia coli O26.  FULL STORY HERE