Valley Meats LLC of Coal Valley, Illinois, recalled 95,898 pounds of ground beef Thursday as state and federal health officials announced that the meat may be associated with an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak in Ohio.

Authorities are investigating whether the E. coli death of a 7-year-old Cleveland girl is part of the outbreak.

The recall by Valley Meats, announced by USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), included frozen beef patties and refrigerated loose ground beef packaged under various labels. The hamburger was produced March 10 and the Ohio Department of Health first reported the state's cluster of E. coli illnesses on May 13, FSIS said.

Of the three Ohio E. coli O157:H7 infections that match each other, two of the victims were hospitalized but all three recovered. One was a 3-year-old girl, another was a 24-year-old man and the third was a 71-year-old man.

National food poisoning and food safety law firm Pritzker Olsen Attorneys is monitoring the outbreak and advising anyone who believes they may be sick from eating contaminated ground beef from Valley Meats to see a physician immediately. The firm has extensive experience representing victims of E. coli 0157:H7 and is currently representing the Ohio family of Nellie Napier, an 80-year-old woman from Medina County who died of Salmonella poisoning in the peanut butter

To reach an E. coli lawyer at our firm, please call 1-888-377-8900 or write to us online to receive a free case consultation.

The 48 tons of potentially tainted hamburger were distributed nationwide to restaurants and food service accounts, mostly in 10-pound cases. But some packages weighed as much as 40 lbs.

All the packages contain a USDA establishment number of 5712. At least a dozen of the ground beef packages were shipped as generics, without a specified brand name. Other packages of ground beef included in the recall include the following brand names: 3S, Grillmaster, J&B, Klub, Thick 'N Savory and Ultimate.

For a complete list of the recalled items click here.