Agents at the U.S. Department of Agriculture intercepted all of the meat before it was served to students.

A beef packing plant in Gordon, Neb., that has been closed since 2008 is in the process of reopening under new ownership.

The USDA has awarded a research grant to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to help reduce the occurrence and public health risks from Shiga toxin-producing E. coli along the entire beef production pathway.