Earlier this week we wrote that an E. coli outbreak prompted the recall of 248,000 pounds of beef products produced by National Steak and Poultry, of Owasso, Oklahoma. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety & Inspection Service (FSIS) said the recalled beef may be tainted with E. coli O157:H7 and has been associated with a cluster of illnesses in Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, South Dakota, and Washington.

Now, the Washington Post is reporting that 21 people in 16 states have been infected with the dangerous, sometimes deadly E. coli O157:H7 after eating beef supplied by the same meat company, citing federal officials. Recalled products include steaks and sirloin tips, said the Washington Post, noting that the potentially contaminated beef was sent nationwide to restaurants, hotels, and institutions. More E. coli Tainted Beef Served In Restaurants Sickens 21

An E. coli outbreak has prompted the recall of 248,000 pounds of beef products produced by National Steak and Poultry, of Owasso, Oklahoma. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety & Inspection Service (FSIS), the recalled beef may be tainted with E. coli O157:H7, and has been associated with a cluster of illnesses in Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, South Dakota and Washington.

The products subject to recall include: More E. Coli Beef Recall Prompted by Outbreak in Six States

Harrington and Sons, located in Williston, Vermont, is recalling approximately 68 pounds of fresh ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) just announced. The recall is a Class I, which means that the health risk is high and that this is a health hazard situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death.

The following ground beef products have been recalled:

10-pound cryovaced packages of “LaPLATTE RIVER ANGUS FARM, LLC NATURALGROUND BEEF.”

1.5-pound cryovaced packages of “LaPLATTE RIVER ANGUS FARM, LLC NATURALGROUND BEEF.”


More E. Coli Prompts Vermont Firm To Recall Ground Beef

We have long warned about the potential health problems associated with ingesting raw milk and its sometimes very dangerous effects on human health. Now, two families are suing a dairy and a West Hartford Whole Foods Market Inc. for serious illnesses their children suffered after drinking raw milk contaminated with E. coli, reports the Hartford Courant.

In all, three young children ages three and one—a brother and sister—and another young girl (age 3) were so seriously ill that they required hospitalization. Two of the children suffered from kidney failure and required dialysis, said the Hartford Courant, citing the families and their attorney. More E. Coli Victims Sue Connecticut Raw Milk Producer

Fairbury Steaks, Inc. a Fairbury, Nebraska, establishment, is recalling approximately 90 pounds of fresh ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) just announced. The products subject to recall include 10-pound packages of “BULK FRESH GROUND BEEF.”

This recall has been classified as a Class I Recall, which means this is a health hazard situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death. More E. coli Worries Prompt Another Ground Beef Recall

An E. coli outbreak that has killed 2 people has been linked to a ground beef processor that, according to The New York Times, stopped testing its ingredients years ago under pressure from beef trim suppliers.

As we’ve reported previously, Fairbank Farms of Ashville, New York – owned by AFA Foods – recalled more than 500,000 pounds of ground beef because of potential E. coli contamination. At the time the recall was issued, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said that there was an association between the fresh ground beef products subject to recall and illnesses in Connecticut, Maine and Massachusetts. It is now suspected that many as 500 cases of E. coli O157:H7may be tied to the recalled ground beef. More Firm At Center of E. Coli Outbreak Wasn’t Testing Beef Trim

Two meat packing firms have been named in lawsuits filed by the families of two New England children stricken with E. coli infections.

The first lawsuit names Fairbank Farms of Ashville, New York as a defendant. The complaint, which was filed on behalf of a 12-year-old Massachusetts girl, claims she became ill as a result of eating E. coli-tainted meat that came from Fairbank Farms in September. More E. Coli Outbreaks Spawn Lawsuits

Twenty-eight people have been sickened in an E. coli outbreak that spans a dozen states. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), two deaths may be linked to the E. coli outbreak, and a number of victims have been hospitalized.

E. coli is a potentially deadly bacterium that can cause bloody diarrhea, dehydration, and in the most severe cases, kidney failure. The very young, seniors and people with weak immune systems are the most susceptible to foodborne illness. More E. coli Outbreak May Have Claimed 2 Lives, At Least 16 Hospitalized

More than a half million pounds of potentially E. coli tainted ground beef have been recalled by Fairbank Farms of Ashville, New York. Over the weekend, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said that there was an association between the fresh ground beef products subject to recall and illnesses in Connecticut, Maine and Massachusetts.

According to a Reuters report, a death in New Hampshire may also be connected to tainted Fairbank Farms ground beef. New Hampshire officials announced the death on Saturday but did not release information about the victim. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) also said a New York adult with underlying medical conditions had died. More E. Coli Outbreak, Deaths Prompt Beef Recall

Tainted beef implicated in an E. coli outbreak is being recalled by South Shore Meats, Inc. of Brockton, Mass. The recalled ground beef has been blamed for sickening 20 schoolchildren and adults from Rhode Island. They became ill after visiting Camp Bournedale in Plymouth, Mass. earlier this month.

The recall involves approximately 1,039 pounds of fresh ground beef patties derived from bench trim as well as mechanically tenderized beef cuts that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said. The products subject to the recall include: More Ground Beef Recalled Following Rhode Island E. Coli Outbreak