At least 19 Minnesotans fell ill from E. coli linked to a national recall of over 167,000 pounds of ground beef. Restaurants across Minnesota were affected, and four cases required hospitalization.

The United States has been experiencing a series of E coli outbreaks in products ranging from onions to, most recently, ground beef. More than 167,000 pounds (75.75 tonnes) of ground beef have been recalled after people fell sick from eating hamburgers at restaurants with a common meat supplier.