Ireland Cracks Down on Restaurants Serving Undercooked Beef Burgers
In a July 31st notice, the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) warned restaurants and other foodservice establishments about the dangers of not properly cooking minced beef burgers.
According to FSAI, 3 percent of raw minced beef is known to be contaminated with a particularly harmful type of Escherichia coli (called Shiga toxin-producing E. coli) that can cause kidney failure. Children under 5 years of age and the elderly are particularly vulnerable to this type of E. coli.