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USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Saturday New Jersey company is recalling nearly 43,000 pounds of raw ground beef products because they may be contaminated with E. coli.

Last week, it was frozen beef from Canada being recalled because of an E. coli problem, this week it's pork sausage and turkey patties.

Several frozen beef products produced in Canada and sold in Illinois (among other states), is being pulled due to a risk of E. coli contamination.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Thursday said it was issuing a recall for more than 91,000 pounds of turkey products made by a Wisconsin company.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture says Illinois' corn crop is maturing faster than normal and faring well.
The USDA says in its weekly crop-status update that 81 percent of the state's corn is rated as either good or excellent...