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Liebig's Extract of Meat Company controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 1964

    Aberdeen typhoid outbreak

    Investigators linked an Aberdeen typhoid outbreak to Fray Bentos corned beef. The inquiry found that cooling water used during canning was not consistently chlorinated, creating a serious food-safety failure and contributing to the later decline of the Fray Bentos operation.