Arizona Hamburger Recall
The Arizona Department of Health Services notified the public today that the expansion of the United Food Group hamburger recall (now 5.7 million pounds) may include hamburger repackaged by grocery stores. The following Arizona grocery stores received hamburger (ground beef) from United Food Group and may have repackaged it under their store brand name.
Albertson’s
Basha’s
Fry’s
‘R’ Ranch Markets
Safeway
Sam’s Club
Save-a-lot
Smart and Final
Smith’s
Trader Joe’s
To date, there are six reported human cases of E. coli 0157 in Arizona linked to this outbreak; three in Maricopa, two in Yavapai, and one in Navajo Counties. These individuals became ill between May 2 and May 12, 2007. Their ages range from 6 – 63 years of age. Four cases could be contacted by public health, three required hospitalization and have recovered. No deaths have been reported due to this outbreak.
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