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8 Of The Biggest Ground Beef Recalls In American History By Felicia Lee Aug. 26, 2025 12:19 pm EST

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We Americans are crazy about ground beef. We eat on average three hamburgers a week, which comes out to around 50 billion burgers a year. And when we're not eating burgers, chances are we're enjoying a classic meatloaf , old-school beef tacos , or a hearty, beefy Bolognese sauce over pasta , both at restaurants and at home. Cooks love having ground beef on hand because it's versatile, it's relatively affordable compared to other beef cuts, and most importantly, almost everyone likes it.

But dangers lurk beneath its wholesome image. While serious carnivores crave rare, juicy burgers and even raw ground beef dishes such as

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