Kroger Ground Beef Recall and Michigan and Ohio E. coli Recall
Kroger Ground Beef Recall
Today, in response to the E. coli outbreak linked to Kroger ground beef, Kroger recalled ground beef sold at Kroger® Co. Stores in Michigan and Ohio. The products subject to the Kroger beef recall include all varieties and weights of ground beef products bearing a Kroger label sold between May 21 and June 8 at Michigan Kroger stores and and Columbus and Toledo, Ohio Kroger stores. The recalled Kroger ground beef products had a sell-by date between "05/21/08" and "06/08/08." Read more about the Kroger recall.
Number of E. coli Victims Climbs to 32
According to the CDC, 32 confirmed E. coli O157:H7 cases have been linked both epidemiologically and by molecular fingerprinting to Kroger ground beef: 15 in Michigan and 17 in Ohio. Onset of illness in these patients occurred from 5/30/08 to 6/11/08. Fourteen ill persons have been hospitalized. One patient has developed a type of kidney failure called hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS). Read CDC information regarding the Kroger E. coli outbreak.
E. coli Outbreak Linked to Kroger Ground Beef
Health investigators tested ground beef from victims' homes that was purchased at Kroger® retail stores in Michigan and Ohio. Molecular fingerprinting testing on E. coli O157 isolates isolated from ground beef samples have confirmed the isolates to be the outbreak strain of E. coli O157, meaning Kroger ground beef has been linked to the outbreak.
Health investigators also found a significant association between illness among case patients and eating ground beef purchased at at one of several Kroger Co. stores in Michigan and Ohio.
Read about a Kroger lawsuit.
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