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Supermarket Recalls E. Coli-Tainted Burger

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<i> Associated Press</i>

Shaw’s, a regional supermarket chain, has recalled hamburger meat from 124 stores because E. coli bacteria was found in two samples, and health officials said Saturday they are widening an investigation.

The common bacteria had sickened about 16 people in Massachusetts and at least five in New Hampshire who ate hamburger purchased from a variety of supermarkets, said Mark Leccese, a spokesman for the Massachusetts Department of Health.

Shaw’s spokesman Bernard Rogan estimated that thousands of pounds of beef were recalled.

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