Archive for January, 2008
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is warning retailers and consumers that Santa Rosa Cheese, Naturally Aged White Cheese may be contaminated with E. coli.
According to the department’s press release:
The potential for this contamination was determined after recent testing performed by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services revealed the presence of generic E.coli bacteria – not the more dangerous E.coli O157: H7 strain - in samples of the cheese collected from the manufacturer’s Miami warehouse.
The affected codes for Naturally Aged White Cheese are 565 and 589, various package sizes. Retailers who have purchased this product are urged to return it to the manufacturer - Santa Rosa Cheese, 4795 N.W. 72nd Avenue, Miami, FL 33166. Consumers who have purchased the product should return it to the store from which they bought it.
No illnesses have been reported at this time.
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January 16th, 2008
According to SignOnSanDiego.com hosted by the Union Tribune:
County health officials said yesterday that they are trying to contact owners of restaurant chains that may have received beef products contaminated with a potentially deadly strain of E. coli bacteria.
A 17-year-old San Diego County girl became ill in December before a national recall of the beef was announced. She was not sick enough to require hospitalization and has recovered.
Maybe public health officials can try a bit harder at protecting the public by letting consumers know which restaurants may have received the potentially dangerous meat?
Rochester Meat Company issued a recall after five cases of E. coli O157:H7 were reported in Wisconsin and one case was reported in California. To learn more about the recall and E. coli food poisoning and E. coli food poisoning symptoms, please see Rochester Meat Company Issues Recall For Beef Products.
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January 15th, 2008
It really is frightening. Just twelve days into the new year, and already the USDA has announced a second beef recall due to potential E. coli contamination. Rochester Meat Company, Rochester, Minn., is recalling approximately 188,000 pounds of ground beef products because they may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.
The recall was initiated following an investigation by the Wisconsin and California Departments of Health into five illnesses in Wisconsin and one illness in California. The USDA cautions that anyone concerned about illness should contact a physician.
According to the USDA:
The ground beef products subject to recall were produced on Oct. 30, 2007, and Nov. 6, 2007. The products subject to recall were shipped to distributors nationwide for further distribution to restaurants and food service institutions. These products were not available for purchase by consumers in retail establishments.
The following products are subject to recall:
- 10-pound boxes of “SEASONED BEEF BULK” bearing a product number of “09068,” as well as an eight-digit lot number beginning with “730314.”
- 10-pound boxes of “100% PURE BEEF PATTIES” bearing a product number of “09071,” as well as an eight-digit a lot number beginning with “731013.”
- 15-pound boxes of “CHEYENNE SEASONED BEEF PATTIES” bearing a product number of “12017” or “12018,” as well as an eight-digit lot number beginning with “730314.”
- 10-, 15- and 20-pound boxes of “100% PURE GROUND BEEF PATTIES” bearing a product number of “1340,” “127533,” “135724,” “158843” or “158852,” as well as an eight-digit lot number beginning with “731013” or “731014.”
- 10-pound boxes of “100% PURE GROUND CHUCK BEEF PATTIES” bearing a product number of “158898,” as well as an eight-digit lot number beginning with “731014.”
- 10-, 15- and 25-pound boxes of “100% PURE GROUND BEEF CHUCK PATTIES” bearing a product number of “85227,” “227806,” “407823,” “407830,” “407840,” “417841” or “437531,” as well as an eight-digit lot number beginning with “730314,” “731013,” or “731014.”
- 10-pound boxes of “OUR HOMESTYLE 100% PURE GROUND BEEF PATTIES” bearing a product number of “208033,” as well as an eight-digit lot number beginning with “731014.”
- 15-pound boxes of “SEASONED BEEF PATTIES” bearing a product number of “357835,” as well as an eight-digit lot number beginning with “730314.”
- 15- and 15.3-pound boxes of “USDA CHOICE OR HIGHER 100% PURE GROUND BEEF PATTIES” bearing a product number of “437507” or “437521,” as well as an eight-digit lot number beginning with “730314,” “731013,” or “731014.”
- 15-pound boxes of “USDA CHOICE OR HIGHER GROUND BEEF CHUCK PATTIES” bearing a product number of “437822,” as well as an eight-digit lot number beginning with “731014.”
Each box bears the establishment number “Est. 8999” inside the USDA mark of inspection.
To learn more about E. coli food poisoning, please see About E. coli and E. coli Food Poisoning Symptoms. For information on Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS), and other food poisoning complications, please visit our website foodpoisoning.com.
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January 14th, 2008
Dallas public health officials have increased inspections of local food establishments following the theft of nearly 14,800 pounds of ground beef that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.
A refrigerated trailer storing the potentially E. coli contaminated beef was originally stolen from the parking lot of Texas American Food Service Corporation, Fort Worth, Texas (see Public Health Alert Issued For “Missing” Trailer Of E. coli Contaminated Beef and Warning Issued About Roadside Sale of E. coli-Contaminated Ground Beef).
The trailer was recovered about one week later, however, most of the beef was missing.
According to the Dallas Business Journal, the hamburger thief tried peddling the bad meat to at least eight businesses. USDA officials also reported finding and confiscating a box of the stolen beef during a spot check of the Chicken Shack, a local Dallas restaurant. The owner of the Chicken Shack said that they unknowingly purchased the stolen beef and that they had not cooked or served the meat.
According to the USDA the following products are subject to a Public Safety Health Alert:
- 2-pound approximate weight packages of “73/27 GROUND BEEF” bearing a sell-by date of “12.30.07″
- 2-pound approximate weight packages of “80/20 GROUND BEEF CHUCK” bearing a sell-by date of “12.31.07″
- 1-pound approximate weight packages of “85/15 GROUND BEEF ROUND” bearing a sell-by date of “12.31.07″
- 1-pound approximate weight packages of “90/10 GROUND BEEF SIRLOIN” bearing a sell-by date of “12.31.07″
- 1-pound approximate weight packages of “96/04 EXTRA LEAN GROUND BEEF, 4% FAT” bearing a sell-by date of “12.31.07″
Each package label bears the establishment number “EST. 13116″ inside the USDA mark of inspection and the company name “American Fresh Foods, Ft. Worth, TX 76102″ below the nutrition information. Each package has a net weight of approximately 1 to 2 pounds.
Bulk product also subject to this health alert include:
- 40-pound “net wt.” box of “73/27 100% GROUND BEEF; REWORK MAP”
- 260-pound “net wt.” combo bin of ” CHUCK 100% GROUND BEEF; REWORK MAP”
- 370-pound “net wt.” combo bin of “SIRLOIN 100% GROUND BEEF; REWORK”
Each bulk product label bears the establishment number “EST. 13116″ inside the USDA mark of inspection as well as a date of “12-19-07″ with the production information filled in by hand.
The consumer and bulk ground beef products were produced on Dec. 19, 2007.
Consumers should check for these products in their homes and should NOT eat these products. Immediately contact the company if unopened packages are found and do NOT throw them away intact. Opened packages should be destroyed and immediately reported to the company at 1-800-724-1136.
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January 14th, 2008
A recall for 13,150 lbs of steak and ground beef products was issued by Mark’s Quality Meats, Inc., Detroit, Michigan, because the meat may be contaminated with the potentially deadly bacterium E. coli O157:H7. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced this latest E. coli O157:H7 recall on January 5, 2008.
According to the USDA website:
The steak and ground beef products subject to recall were produced on Dec. 20, 21, 24 or 26, 2007, and were distributed to restaurants in the metropolitan Detroit area. These products were not available for purchase by consumers in retail establishments.
FSIS has received no reports of illness related to these products at this time. Anyone who consumed these types of products at Detroit area restaurants and is experiencing an illness should contact a physician immediately.
The following products are subject to recall:
- Boxes of “Mark’s Quality Meats, Inc., BEEF FOR INDUSTRIAL USE ONLY, BALL TIP STEAKS.”
- Boxes of “Mark’s Quality Meats, Inc., BEEF FOR INDUSTRIAL USE ONLY, BEEF NY STRIPS.”
- Boxes of “Mark’s Quality Meats, Inc., BEEF FOR INDUSTRIAL USE ONLY, BEEF T-BONE STEAK.”
- Boxes of “Mark’s Quality Meats, Inc., BEEF FOR INDUSTRIAL USE ONLY, BEEF PORTERHOUSE STEAK.”
- Boxes of “Mark’s Quality Meats, Inc., BEEF FOR INDUSTRIAL USE ONLY, BEEF TOP SIRLOIN STEAKS.”
- Boxes of “Mark’s Quality Meats, Inc., BEEF FOR INDUSTRIAL USE ONLY, BULK GROUND BEEF.”
- Boxes of “Mark’s Quality Meats, Inc., BEEF FOR INDUSTRIAL USE ONLY, GROUND BEEF PATTIES.”
- Each shipping label bears the establishment number “Est. 8951″ inside the USDA mark of inspection.
To learn more about E. coli food poisoning, please see About E. coli and E. coli Food Poisoning Symptoms. For information on Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS), and other food poisoning complications, please visit our website foodpoisoning.com.
If you have been harmed by E. coli food poisoning, and you have a question about your legal rights, please call us toll free at 1-877-934-6274, or click on Free Case Evaluation. To learn more about the Law Firm of Eric Weinberg, please see Food Poisoning Lawyer or E. coli Lawyer.
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January 9th, 2008