Wisconsin Cases Associated with Sam's Club Hamburger
We contacted the Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services today regarding the E. coli outbreak linked to Sam’s Club hamburgers. There are now 4 people in Wisconsin with E. coli infections associated with Sam’s Club hamburgers (up from 1):
- All 4 have laboratory-confirmed E. coli O157:H7 infections
- They all ate “American Chef’s Selection Angus Beef Patties” from Sam’s Club
- DNA fingerprinting has been done, and all 4 were sickened by the same strain of E. coli O157:H7 strain that sickened 4 children in Minnesota who also ate “American Chef’s Selection Angus Beef Patties” from Sam’s Club
Three Wisconsin counties are involved in the outbreak: Milwaukee (2), Outagamie (1), and Waukesha (1). The first onset of illness began on September 23, 2007. The 2 Milwaukee County cases may be associated with a cook out at Marquette University.
The Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services is recommending that anyone who purchased "American Chef's Selection Angus Beef Patties" from Sam's Club (Item Number 700141) after August 25, 2007 should return the product to the nearest Sam's Club or throw it away. However, if someone has eaten any of the hamburgers from the box, you should wait to return or throw away the remaining hamburgers until you are sure no one has been sickened, 10 days after consumption. Additional hamburger products from the same producer, Cargill Meat Solutions, were also recalled (see Cargill recall information).
Pritzker | Ruohonen is currently representing victims of E. coli outbreaks linked to ground beef. We are also representing the families of people who died from E. coli-related hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), including a Wisconsin family. If you have been diagnosed with E. coli after eating Sam’s Club hamburgers, please contact us toll-free at 1-888-377-8900 or submit the firm’s online consultation form for review by an attorney.We are a national law firm and represent victims of E. coli outbreaks throughout the United States.