Abbott's Meat

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Abbott's Meat
TypePrivate Corporation
Industryfood processing
Founded1907 [1]
Area served
Flint/Tri-Cities
Lansing [2]
Key people
Ed Abbott, CEO [1]
Productsmeat products
Website www.abbottsmeat.com

Abbott's Meat is a meat packing company located in Flint, Michigan. Koegel's hot dogs are considered by the authors of "Coney Detroit" as only acceptable hot dog for a Flint-Style Coney Dog along with Abbott's coney sauce. [3] [4] Abbott's chili sauce's primary ingredient is ground beef heart. [5]

History

Abbott's Meat started in 1907 on the University of Michigan-Flint parking ramp's future site. When the Flint-style coney began in the 1920s, Abbott's began making coney sauce. [1]

In July 2007, Abbott's Meat, had voluntarily recalled 26,600 pounds of meat products due to a possible E. coli contamination. E. coli was detected by regular testing with no reported illnesses. [2] All Halo Burger locations were shut down for a day due to the recall. [6]

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References

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  2. 1 2 Bach, Matt (July 24, 2007). "Abbott's Meat recalls 26,600 pounds of beef". The Flint Journal. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
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