She was left paralyzed after eating an E. coli-tainted ground meat patty.

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Unlike most other meat-borne illnesses, such as those caused by E.

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Frozen meat shipped in boxed cuts often has small amounts of E. coli on the surface, according Jacque Knight of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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Cultured meat could be grown in sterile conditions, avoiding Salmonella, E. coli, Campylobacter and other nasties.

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Patrick Boyle, president and CEO of the American Meat Institute, told King that the stories of people sickened or killed by E. coli infection are tragic, but there is a wider context.

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