June 11, 2009: Snow Creek Recalls Beef Trim Products

Snow Creek Meat Processing, Seneca, South Carolina, is recalling approximately 75 pounds of fresh beef trim products because the beef may be contaminated with the foodborne pathogen  E. coli O157:H7.

The following beef products are subject to the recall:

Various sizes of Cryovac bags of “BEEF TRIMMINGS, BEEF ITEM” packed in boxes. Each box bears the establishment number “EST. 20478″ inside the USDA mark of inspection and a “Sell By” date of “06/02/09.”

The recall beef trim products were produced on June 2, 2009, and distributed to retail establishments in North Carolina and South Carolina for further processing.

E. coli O157:H7 food poisoning can be fatal.  Symptoms of infection may include severe abdominal cramps, fever, and watery diarrhea. The diarrhea may become bloody and can lead to dehydration. Severe infections can cause kidney failure. The very young, elderly, and immunocompromised are at greatest risk for experiencing complications due to E. coli infection.

If you are experiencing E. coli food poisoning symptoms or have a health related question, contact your healthcare professional.  He or she can order a stool culture which can confirm E. coli infection.

If you are diagnosed with E. coli, are awaiting medical confirmation of infection, or have a question regarding your legal rights, please submit a Free Legal Case Evaluation or call the Law Firm of Eric H. Weinberg toll free at 1-877-934-6274.

Unfortunately, food recalls and food poisoning outbreaks are an all too common occurrence.  Please see E. coli Recall Lawyer, Salmonella Lawyer, and Listeria Lawsuit for recent recall and outbreak information.  You may also wish to visit our additional website dedicated to food safety and food litigation by clicking on Food Poisoning. 

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June 11, 2009: Update On Triathlon Illnesses

Contaminated Oklahoma River water has been identified as the source of infection that sickened at least 45 athletes competing in the Boathouse International Triathlon in Oklahoma City last month.  The sickened athletes’ symptoms included diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, and fever.

Exposure to river water was the common link among those who became ill; and public health officials reported that stool samples from those sickened tested positive for norovirus, and multiple kinds of bacteria and parasites.

Water samples collected on May 15 yielded E. coli counts of 573 per 100 milliliters of water, which exceeded the recreational water standard for E. coli levels of 126 counts.

High amounts of rainfall are known to increase the levels of microbial contamination in the river due to water runoff containing animal and/or human waste.  The Boathouse International Triathlon was held on May 16 and 17, following heavy rainfall.  See Gastrointestinal Illness Triathlon.

Contaminated food and water sickens at least 76 million Americans every year.  To learn more, please visit our additional site dedicated to food safety and food litigation by clicking Food Poisoning. 

To learn more about recent food poisoning outbreaks and drug recalls, please see E. coli Lawyer, Peanut Butter Salmonella Lawyer, Sprouts Salmonella Lawyer, and Hydroxycut Lawyer.

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