Cargill E. coli 026 Ground Beef Recall Connected to Illness in Maine and NY
An E. coli ground beef recall by Cargill Meat Solutions Corp. relates to E. coli 026 illnesses in Maine and New York that have been convincingly associated with the recalled meat. People began getting sick June 24.
This Cargill E. coli ground beef recall is for 8,500 pounds of hamburger products that may be contaminated with E. coli 026 -- a shiga toxin-producing type of E. coli that is potentially lethal. USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service believes there is an association with Cargill's recalled ground beef and a cluster of illnesses in Maine and New York.
The same genetic fingerprint has been found in E. coli 026 bacteria that has infected two people in Maine and one person in New York. This indistinguishable E. coli strain in case patients who ate suspect ground beef prompted the recall and will result in further investigation by FSIS, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state health officials.
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Cargill E. coli Ground Beef Recall Information for Consumers:
Cargill Meat Solutions Corp. of Wyalusing, Pennsylvania, is recalling about 8,500 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O26. This includes 42-pound cases of "GROUND BEEF FINE 90/10," containing three chubs weighing approximately 14 pound each. These products have a "use/freeze by" date of "07/01/10," and an identifying product code of "W69032."
Please note that these Cargill products were repackaged into consumer-size packages and sold under various retail store brand names in supermarket meat cases. The initial retail distribution list includes certain BJ's Wholesale Club stores in Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Virginia, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey and New York.
The ground beef products under recall bear the establishment number "EST. 9400" inside the USDA mark of inspection. These products were produced on June 11, 2010, and were shipped to distribution centers in Connecticut and Maryland for further distribution.
