Our law firm is investigating the Salmonella Montevideo outbreak linked to Daniele International Inc. salami (spelled salame on most products). The outbreak has sickened over 200 people in 42 states, according to the CDC. Contact Pritzker Olsen Attorneys about a Daniele salami lawsuit.

The outbreak prompted a January 23 recall of salami manufactured by Daniele International and distributed to retail stores throughout the United States (list of retailers is below). On January 31, 2010, Daniele International expanded the recall to include 1,240,000 pounds of Daniele salami made with black pepper.

The recalled salami was sold under the Daniele brand name and other brand names, including but not limited to, Boar's Head and Dietz & Watson. The retailers listed below may also have repackaged the salami for resale, an act which could make a retailer liable to anyone sickened by the repackaged salami:

• Albertsons Stores in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Louisiana, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming
• Beverages & More Stores in California
• Bi-Lo Stores in South Carolina and Tennessee
• BJ’s Stores Nationwide
• Bloom Stores in Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia
• Bottle King Stores in New Jersey
• Brookshire Brothers Stores in Texas
• Costco Stores Nationwide
• D’Agostino Supermarkets in New York
• Dave’s Market Stores in Rhode Island
• Earth Fare Stores in North Carolina and Tennessee
• Food Emporium Stores in New Jersey
• Fred Meyer Stores in Arkansas, Idaho, Oregon and Washington
• Fresh Fields Stores in Texas
• Fry’s Food and Drug/Fry’s Marketplace Stores in Arizona
• Giant Food Store in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia
• Haggen Stores in Oregon and Washington
• Hams Teeter Stores in Washington DC, Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia
• Hilander Stores in Illinois
• Jetro Restaurant Depot Stores in Connecticut, Maryland, New Jersey, New York Pennsylvania and Rhode Island
• Kings Stores in New Jersey and Pennsylvania
• Kroger Stores in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia
• Market Basket Stores in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and New Jersey
• Pathmark Stores in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania
• Piggly Wiggly Stores in South Carolina
• Quality Food Center/QFC – Fresh Fare Stores in Oregon and Washington
• Ralphs/Ralphs Fresh Fare Stores in California and New York
• Roche Brothers Stores in Massachusetts
• Sams Club Stores Nationwide
• Scotts Stores in Indiana
• Shoppers Market Stores in Maryland and Virginia
• Shop-Rite Stores in New Jersey
• Smiths/Smiths Marketplace Stores in Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming
• Stop and Shop/Super Stop and Shop Stores in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York and Rhode Island
• Super K-Mart Stores in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and South Carolina
• The Fresh Market Stores in North Carolina
• Top Food Stores in Washington
• Waldbaums Stores in New York
• Walmart Stores Nationwide
• Wegmans Stores in New York
• Weis Stores in Maryland, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania
• Whole Foods Stores in Texas

YOU SHOULD NOT EAT ANY OF THE RECALLED PRODUCTS LISTED BELOW, AND IF YOU HAVE LEFTOVERS YOU SHOULD NOT THROW THEM AWAY UNTIL YOU ARE SURE NO ONE HAS BEEN SICKENED BY THEM (Contact our law firm about preserving evidence):

• 10-ounce packages of "DANIELE NATURALE SALAME COATED WITH COARSE BLACK PEPPER."
• Catch weight packages of "DANIELE PEPPER SALAME."
• 9-ounce packages of "BLACK BEAR OF THE BLACK FOREST BABY GENOA PEPPER SALAME."
• 20-ounce packages of "DANIELE DELI SELECTION, GENOA SALAME, SMOKED SALAME, PEPPERED SALAME, RUSTIC SALAME."
• 340- and 454-gram packages of "DANIELE SURTIDO FINO ITALIANO, SALAMI GENOA CON PIMIENTA, LOMO CAPOCOLLO, SALAMI CALABRESE."
• 16-ounce packages of "DANIELE ITALIAN BRAND GOURMET PACK, HOT CALABRESE, PEPPER SALAME, HOT CAPOCOLLO."
• 8-ounce packages of "DIETZ & WATSON ARTISAN COLLECTION PARTY PLATTER PACK, HOT CALABRESE, PEPPER SALAME, HOT CAPOCOLLO."
• 8-ounce packages of "DANIELE ITALIAN BRAND GOURMET PACK, HOT CALABRESE, PEPPER SALAME, HOT CAPOCOLLO."
• 16-ounce packages of "DANIELE GOURMET COMBO PACK, PEPPER SALAME, CAPOCOLLO, CALABRESE."
• 500-gram packages of "DANIELE ITALIAN BRAND GOURMET PACK EMBALLAGE ASSORTI GOURMET ITALIEN, HOT CALABRESE, PEPPER SALAME, CALABRESE PIQUANT, SALAMI AU POIVRE, HOT CAPOCOLLO, CAPOCOLLO PIQUANT."
• 8-ounce packages of "BOAR'S HEAD BRAND ALL NATURAL SALAME COATED WITH COARSE BLACK PEPPER."
• Catch weight packages of "DIETZ & WATSON ARTISAN COLLECTION, BABY GENOA PEPPER SALAME, MADE WITH 100% PORK COATED WITH BLACK PEPPER AND PORK FAT."
• 20-ounce variety packages of "DANIELE DELI SELECTION, GENOA SALAME, SWEET SOPRESSATA, PEPPERED GENOA, MILANO SALAME."
• 21-ounce variety packages of "DANIELE GOURMET ITALIAN DELI SELECTION, SWEET SOPRESSATA SALAMI, PEPPERED GENOA SALAMI, HOT SOPRESSATA SALAMI, MILANO SALAMI, SALAMI SOPRESSATA DOUX, SALAMI GENOA POIVRÉ, SALAMI SOPRESSATA PIQUANT, SALAMI MILANO."
• 7-ounce packages of "DANIELE SALAME BITES PEPPER SALAME."
• 14-ounce packages of "DANIELE GOURMET ITALIAN DELI SELECTION ASSORTMENT DE FINES CHARCUTERIE ITALIENNE, SWEET SOPRESSATA SALAMI, MILANO SALAMI, SALAMI SOPRESSATA DOUX, SALAMI MILANO."
• Catch weight packages of "DANIELE NATURALE SALAME COATED WITH COARSE BLACK PEPPER."
• 32-ounce variety packages of "DANIELE DELI SELECTION, GENOA SALAME, SWEET SOPRESSATA, PEPPERED GENOA, MILANO SALAME."

Each package bears a label with establishment number "EST. 9992" or "EST. 54" inside the USDA mark of inspection.

Salami Recall and Salmonella Outbreak: The Smoking Gun

Washington and Iowa health departments have tested samples of Daniele International salami and found Salmonella Montevideo indistinguishable from the outbreak strain. In addition, recent test results provided by the Rhode Island Department of Health revealed that an opened container of black pepper used in the manufacturing of at least some of the recalled Daniele salami/ salame products was positive for Salmonella Montevideo and that the DNA fingerprint matched the outbreak strain. These are smoking guns that directly link the products to the nationwide Salmonella Montevideo outbreak.

If you or a family member has been diagnosed with Salmonella after eating salami, it is critical that you contact a Salmonella attorney at our law firm immediately to protect your legal rights. The following may apply to you:

• Additional stool testing and other testing may need to be done
• You may have leftover salami that needs to be tested and used as evidence
• Hospital and other medical bills may be putting a financial strain on your family
• You and others in your family may have had to take time off of work because of the Salmonella Montevideo infection
• You may have developed a serious complication, such as Reiter's syndrome (a form of arthritis) or neurological problems, that may require future medical care
• You may have questions about how much your Salmonella case is worth

Contact Pritzker Olsen Attorneys for a free consultation about a salami recall lawsuit: 1-888-377-8900 (toll free) or submit our online free consultation form.

Salami Recall and Salmonella Outbreak: Epidemiological Evidence

During January 16-21, 2010, CDC and public health officials in multiple states conducted an epidemiologic study by comparing foods eaten by 41 ill and 41 well persons. Preliminary analysis of this study has suggested salami as a possible source of illness. Ill persons (58%) were significantly more likely than well persons (16%) to report eating salami. Additionally, 13 ill persons have been identified who purchased the same type of sliced salami variety pack at different grocery store locations before becoming ill. This salami was manufactured by Daniele International and recalled by the company on January 23.

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On January 13, 2010, Nurture, Inc., issued a HAPPYTOT baby food recall involving selected varieties and date codes of HAPPYTOT Stage 4 and HAPPYBABY Stage 1 and Stage 2 pouch meals with date codes expiring between November 2010 and January 2011. These products are being recalled due to a packaging defect that potentially could cause the pouches to swell or leak. Swollen or leaking pouches could indicate that the products may contain bacteria that could potentially cause illness.

As of January 13, 2010, no illness had been reported in association with the recalled HAPPYTOT baby food. The products were sold at retail locations nationwide.

Potentially affected varieties include:

• • Green bean, pear & peas, NET WT. 4.22 OZ. (120g), UPC 8 52697 00127 9;
  • Sweet potato, carrot, apple & cinnamon, NET WT. 4.22 OZ. (120g), UPC 8 52697 00128 6;
  • Spinach, mango & pear, NET WT. 4.22 OZ. (120g), UPC 8 52697 00129 3;
  • Butternut squash & apple, NET WT. 4.22 OZ. (120g), UPC 8 52697 00130 9;
  • Banana, peach, coconut & prunes, NET WT. 4.22 OZ. (120g), UPC 8 52697 00131 6;
  • Banana, peach & mango, NET WT. 4.22 OZ. (120g), UPC 8 52697 00132 3
  • Mango, NET WT. 3.5 OZ. (99g), UPC 8 52697 00134 7
  • Spinach Mango Pear, NET WT. 3.5 OZ. (99g), UPC 8 52697 00139 2
  • Apricot Sweet Potato, NET WT. 3.5 OZ. (99g), UPC 8 52697 00136 1

The above meals are packaged in plastic pouches with plastic caps.

To determine if a specific product is part of this voluntary recall, consumers should examine product packaging for expiration date codes between November 2010 and January 2011. These dates are printed as the first seven characters of a 15-character string, as illustrated in the accompanying illustration.

Additional information from Nurture, Inc.:

Less than half of one percent of the products sold to date is affected by this packaging defect; no other products sold by the company are affected. As standard practice for Nurture, all products sold are sent to a laboratory for food safety testing prior to market release and no harmful bacteria have been detected in damaged packages to date.

One consumer complaint was received regarding swollen and leaking pouches, and no illnesses have been reported. The company has worked quickly with the manufacturer to identify the cause of the malfunction and the issue has been resolved.

"We are committed to ensuring our organic foods are not only delicious, convenient, and as healthy as possible, but also delivered in the highest quality, dependable package for our youngest consumers," says Shazi Visram, Nurture, Inc.'s Founder and CEO. "As a mother-to-be expecting my first child to arrive any day now, I know firsthand how critical it is for parents to have complete confidence in the foods they serve their children. We stand behind our mission to provide only the very best, which is why we have taken the measure to voluntarily recall these products."

Nurture has worked with the contract manufacturer and the US Food and Drug Administration to resolve the matter.

While no illness has been reported, consumers who have purchased affected products should not consume or serve any swollen or leaky pouches and may return them to their place of purchase for a full refund or contact Nurture Inc directly for a full refund or exchange. (Note from Pritzker Olsen Attorneys: Do not dispose of or return the recalled HAPPYTOT baby food unless you are certain that your child has not been sickened by the product because it may be evidence. Contact our law firm for a free consultation.)

On January 8, 2010, Parkers Farm, Inc., a Coon Rapids, Minnesota firm, recalled peanut butter, bagel spreads, dips, cheese and salsa due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, a life-threatening foodborne pathogen that causes listeriosis, which can lead to brain damage, sespticemia, pneumonia, hydrocephalus, meningitis and death. Pregnant women are at risk of having a miscarriage, stillbirth or premature birth. Babies who survive may be born with listeriosis and die within a few days.

Although no illnesses have been reported to either Parkers Farms or the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Listeria has an extremely long incubation period, up to 70 days, which means someone who consumes a product contaminated with Listeria may not show any signs of illness until 3 months after consumption. This can make proving a Listeria case difficult, but our Listeria attorneys have experience using both microbiological and epidemiological evidence to recover money for Listeria victims.

The recalled Parkers Farm products were distributed nationwide in the following retail stores: Hy-Vee, Cub, Rainbow, Byerlys Lunds, Target, Whole Foods, Jewel, Dominicks, Marsh, Price Chopper, Shop Rite, Nash Finch, Sams Club, Costco, Safeway, Kroger, Central Markets, Happy Farms and Dutch Farms.

THE FOLLOWING RECALLED PRODUCTS WERE SOLD UNDER THE PARKERS FARM OR PARKERS LABEL:

~~~16 OUNCE PEANUT BUTTER IN SQUARE PLASTIC CONTAINERS (TUB WITH SNAP ON LID), VARIETIES ARE CREAMY, CRUNCHY, HONEY CREAMY AND HONEY CRUNCHY WITH SELL BY DATES BETWEEN 11/14/2010 AND 12/31/2010**.

~~~34 OUNCE PEANUT BUTTER IN ROUND PLASTIC CONTAINERS (TUB WITH SNAP ON LID), VARIETIES ARE CREAMY AND CRUNCHY WITH SELL BY DATES BETWEEN 8/11/2010 AND 9/30/2010**.

~~~7 OUNCE BAGEL SPREADS IN WHITE PLASTIC CONTAINERS (TUB WITH SNAP ON LID), VARIETIES ARE GARDEN VEGGIE, WILD BERRY, STRAWBERRY, APPLE CINNAMON AND HONEY WALNUT) WITH SELL BY DATES BETWEEN 5/13/2010 AND 6/30/2010**.

~~~14 OUNCE DIPS & SPREADS IN SQUARE PLASTIC CONTAINERS (TUB WITH SNAP ON LID), VARITIES ARE JALAPENO NACHO, PIMENTO AND SALSA CON QUESO WITH SELL BY DATES BETWEEN 8/11/2010 AND 9/30/2010**.

~~~8 OUNCE, 12 OUNCE AND 16 OUNCE COLD PACK CHEESE IN ROUND OR SQUARE PLASTIC CONTAINERS (TUB WITH SNAP ON LID), VARIETIES ARE SHARP CHEDDAR, BACON, ONION, SMOKED CHEDDAR, SWISS ALMOND, HORSERADISH, GARLIC, PORT WINE, AND SWISS & CHEDDAR WITH SELL BY DATES BETWEEN 11/14/2010 AND 12/31/2010**.

~~~16 OUNCE SALSA IN SQUARE PLASTIC CONTAINERS (TUB WITH SNAP ON LID), VARIETIES ARE HOT, MILD, GARLIC, BLACK BEAN AND FIRE ROASTED WITH SELL BY DATES BETWEEN 3/14/2010 AND 4/30/2010**.

THE FOLLOWING RECALLED PRODUCTS WERE SOLD UNDER A VARIETY OF BRAND NAMES, INCLUDING HAPPY FARMS, DUTCH FARMS, CENTRAL MARKETS AND KROGER:

~~~16 OUNCE HAPPY FARMS COLD PACK CHEESE IN ROUND PLASTIC CONTAINERS (TUB WITH SNAP ON LID), VARIETIES ARE SHARP CHEDDAR, PORT WINE AND SWISS ALMOND WITH SELL BY DATES BETWEEN 11/24/2010 AND 12/10/2010**.

~~~8 OUNCE KROGER COLD PACK CHEESE IN ROUND PLASTIC CONTAINERS (TUB WITH SNAP ON LID), VARIETIES ARE SHARP CHEDDAR, PORT WINE AND SWISS ALMOND WITH SELL BY DATES BETWEEN 11/18/2010 THRU 12/15/2010**

~~~8 OUNCE CENTRAL MARKETS COLD PACK CHEESE IN ROUND PLASTIC CONTAINERS (TUB WITH SNAP ON LID), VARIETIES ARE SHARP CHEDDAR, PORT WINE, SWISS ALMOND, HORSERADISH WITH SELL BY DATES OF 12/9/2010**

~~~14 OZ. CENTRAL MARKETS SALSA CON QUESO IN ROUND PLASTIC CONTAINERS (TUB WITH SNAP ON LID) WITH SELL BY DATES OF 8/16/2010**.

~~~16 OZ. CENTRAL MARKETS SALSA IN ROUND PLASTIC CONTAINERS (TUB WITH SNAP ON LID), VARIETIES ARE SHARP CHEDDAR, PORT WINE, SWISS ALMOND, HORSERADISH WITH SELL BY DATED OF 3/17/2010 THRU 3/24/2010**.

~~~8 OZ. DUTCH FARMS COLD PACK CHEESE IN ROUND PLASTIC CONTAINERS (TUB WITH SNAP ON LID), VARIETIES ARE SHARP CHEDDAR, PORT WINE, SWISS ALMOND, HORSERADISH, AND SWISS & CHEDDAR WITH SELL BY DATES OF 11/16/2010 THRU 11/18/2010**.

Both the State of Wisconsin and the State of Minnesota tested samples of the recalled products and found that some finished product contained Listeria monocytogenes.

Pritzker Olsen law firm represents Listeria victims nationwide. We have recovered millions for our listeriosis clients and the families of people killed by Listeria poisoning. To contact a Listeria lawyer, please call 1-888-377-8900 (toll free), email Attorney Fred Pritzker or submit our online form for a free consultation.

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Adams Farm Slaughterhouse, LLC., an Athol, Massachusetts, establishment, is recalling approximately 2,574 pounds of beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. The recall was prompted by an association between Adams Farm Slaughterhouse ground beef and a case of E. coli poisoning in the state of Massachusetts, according to the USDA-FSIS:

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) confirmed a positive ground beef sample for E. coli O157:H7, which it collected during an epidemiological investigation. Working in conjunction with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH), FSIS determined that there is an association between the ground beef products and an illness in the state of Massachusetts.

The following products are subject to recall:

• 1,025-pounds of "Beef Cuts and Ground" packed for Mazzarese.
• 697-pounds of "Beef Cuts and Ground" packed for Side Hill Farm.
• 852-pounds of "Beef Cuts and Ground" packed for Sweet Water Farm.

Each package bears a label with the establishment number "EST. 5497" inside the USDA mark of inspection as well as the packaging date of "11/11/2009." The beef products were distributed to private owners on three separate farms in the state of Massachusetts.

E. coli O157:H7 infections can lead to hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) and Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), which cause life-threatening complications, including the following:

• Stroke
• Seizures
• Coma
• Thrombocytopenia
  
• Heart arythmia
• Hemolytic anemia
• Heart failure
  
• Acute and chronic renal failure (kidney failure)
• Brain Damage
  
• Severe abdominal pain
  
• Pancreatitis (can include glucose intolerance)
  
• Enlarged liver
  
• Perforated colon
  
• Hypertension
  
• Death

Pritzker Olsen law firm represents E. coli and TTP-HUS victims nationwide. To contact an E. coli lawyer, please call 1-888-377-8900 (toll free), email Attorney Fred Pritzker or submit our online form for a free consultation.

Posted January 2010.

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The Illinois Department of Public Health has issued its report on the hepatitis A outbreak in Milan, Illinois that sickened 34 people June through August of 2009. According to the report, the source of the outbreak for the majority of outbreak cases was food eaten at the McDonalds in Milan, Illinois where a food handler worked while infectious and handled foods that were not later cooked.

The report specifically points to the lack of proper hand washing as the cause of the outbreak:

If the first employee [at the Milan McDonalds] with hepatitis A had used proper hand washing technique while working the transmission of hepatitis A through food would not have occurred.

This employee reported to health officials that while infectious, the employee did not use gloves while working. The employee prepared foods such as bread for sandwiches that would not later be cooked, according to the report.

A previous inspection report from April 2009 indicated that bare-handed contact with food by food handlers was a concern at the McDonalds in Milan, Illinois.

Our law firm is representing people sickened in this outbreak and has represented people sickened in similar hepatitis A outbreaks linked to restaurant food handlers.

“Hepatitis A outbreaks involving restaurants are all too common. They usually involve failure to train and supervise employees regarding proper hand washing,” stated Attorney Fred Pritzker.

This outbreak could have been prevented in one of three ways:

• Frequent and adequate hand washing
• The use of gloves when touching food
• Hepatitis A immunizations for all employees who handle food
  

All restaurants should take these precautions to protect their patrons.

Source: Hepatitis A Outbreak Summary, Rock Island, Illinois, June-August 2009, Division of Infectious Disease, Illinois Department of Public Health, October 30, 2009.

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On November 17, 2009, Fairbury Steaks, Inc. a Fairbury, Nebraska firm, recalled approximately 90 pounds of fresh ground beef products due to possible E. coli contamination.

The products subject to recall include:

* 10-pound packages of "BULK FRESH GROUND BEEF."

The possible E. coli O157:H7 contamination was discovered through FSIS microbiological sampling, i.e., a sample of the ground beef tested positive for E. coli O157:H7.

The recalled Fairbury Steaks products were sold in 10-pound packages labeled "BULK FRESH GROUND BEEF" to a restaurant in Ruskin, Nebraska.

Neither Fairbury Steaks nor the USDA-FSIS has provided the name of the Ruskin, Nebraska restaurant to which the recalled ground beef was sent. According to the FSIS, it routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify recalling firms notify their customers (including restaurants) of the recall and that steps are taken to make certain that the product is no longer available to consumers. We question the effectiveness of these "effectiveness checks."

FSIS has received no reports of illnesses associated with consumption of these products. We just hope the Ruskin, Nebraska restaurant either had not yet served the meat to customers or cooked the meat very well.

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On October 26, 2009, Crocetti's Oakdale Packing Co., doing business as, South Shore Meats, Inc. in Brockton, Massachusetts recalled about 1,039 pounds of fresh ground beef patties derived from bench trim as well as mechanically tenderized beef cuts based on confirmed laboratory evidence of the presence of E. coli O157:H7 in leftover ground beef samples obtained from Camp Bournedale, a nature camp in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Suspect patties were collected and tested by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) after more than 20 school children and adults from Lincoln Middle School in Rhode Island, who had visited Camp Bournedale the week of October 13th, became ill with gastrointestinal symptoms. Read more about the Lincoln Middle School E. coli outbreak linked to Camp Bournedale.

In a recent press release, E. coli Lawyer Fred Pritzker stated:

More resources must be devoted to federal food safety. The current system is undermined by too much fragmentation of responsibility and not enough coordination between federal, state and local agencies.

One also has to wonder if microbiological testing is lax. Ground beef and other meat products should not be allowed to leave the manufacturer unless their safety is confirmed. Eating a hamburger should not be a high-risk activity.

DPH is continuing to investigate the outbreak in cooperation with the Rhode Island Health Department and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

There is now laboratory evidence that the ground beef collected at the camp is the same strain of E. coli O157:H7 confirmed in two of the Lincoln Middle School students who attended Camp Bournedale.

DPH is continuing to work with United States Department of Agriculture to identify all affected beef products that will need to be recalled. To date, the following South Shore Meats Company products have been recalled:

• 10-pound boxes containing 40, 4-ounce packages of "Beef Sirloin Patties."
• 7.5-pound boxes containing 12, 10-ounce packages of "Beef Teres Major Steaks Seasoned."
• Boxes of 24, 5-ounce packages of "BEEF BUTT STEAKS, (Filet Style)."
• 9-pound boxes containing 12, 12-ounce packages of "BEEF BUTT STEAK, Center Cut, (sirloin style)."
• 9-pound boxes containing 12, 12-ounce packages of "BEEF BUTT STEAK, Center Cut, (filet style)."
• 6.75-pound boxes containing 12, 9-ounce packages of "BEEF BUTT STEAK, Center Cut, (sirloin style)."
• Boxes of 16, 10-ounce packages of "Beef Top Butt Steaks Sirloin Style."
• Boxes of 20, 8-ounce packages of "Beef Butt Steaks Club Style."
• Boxes of 26, 6-ounce packages of "Beef Top Butt Steaks Sirloin Style."
• Boxes of 12, 10-ounce packages of "BEEF BUTT STEAKS, (Filet Style)."
• 6-pound boxes containing 16, 6-ounce packages of "Beef Filet Of Sirloin, Executive Cut."
• Boxes of 12, 8-ounce packages of "BEEF BUTT STEAKS, (Filet Style)."

Each box of recalled beef bears the establishment number "EST. 6336" inside the USDA mark of inspection and may also bear a date code of "281." The beef products were produced on October 8, 2009, and were distributed to wholesale distributors and institutions in Massachusetts.

If your child has been diagnosed with E. coli O157, contact Pritzker Olsen Attorneys. Our law firm is representing people sickened by E. coli O157, including people who developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). E. coli HUS is the leading cause of kidney failure in children in the United States.

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Pritzker Olsen law firm has been retained to represent a 3 ½ year-old child sickened with E. coli poisoning and hemolytic uremic syndrome. The child is believed to have contracted the illness at a local apple orchard/ petting zoo in the Twin Cities (MN) area.

Preliminary testing indicates that the genetic fingerprint of the E .coli O157:H7 obtained from the child’s stool sample matches the genetic fingerprint of E. coli from llama feces tested at the petting zoo.

Fred Pritzker, a leading E. coli litigation attorney, is representing the child in this outbreak. “It does not appear the operator of this facility took the necessary precautions to prevent this child’s severe injuries."

There may be other victims from this outbreak. Unconfirmed reports indicate that an older person may also have developed E .coli O157:H7 poisoning and hemolytic uremic syndrome after visiting the same apple orchard/petting zoo in the Twin Cities area.

For a free consultation about an E. coli-HUS lawsuit, please call 612-338-0202 or 800-377-8900 (toll free), email Attorney Fred Pritzker, or submit our online consultation form.

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On October 21, 2009, Lone Star Brisket Company, a Thorndale, Texas firm, has recalled approximately 14 pounds of smoked beef products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The following products are subject to recall:

• 2.5- 3-pound vacuum sealed packages of "Texas Star Meat Company HALF SMOKED BEEF BRISKET Fully Cooked." Each label bears the establishment number "EST. 27340" inside the USDA mark of inspection and a day-glo sticker "SLICED" next to the product label. Each package also has a Use By/Sell By date of "12/16/09," and can also be identified by the case code "285A."
• 4-5-pound vacuum sealed packages of "Texas Star Meat Company WHOLE SMOKED BEEF BRISKET Fully Cooked." Each label bears the establishment number "EST. 27340" inside the USDA mark of inspection and a day-glo sticker "SLICED" next to the product label. Each package also has a Use By/Sell By date of "12/16/09," and can also be identified by the case code "285A."

The smoked beef brisket products were packaged on October 14, 2009 and distributed to a Department of Defense Commissary in Oklahoma City, Okla.

The problem was discovered through FSIS's microbiological sampling program. FSIS has received no reports of illnesses associated with consumption of this product.

If you are diagnosed with listeriosis, a serious illness caused by Listeria monocytogenes, contact Pritzker Olsen Attorneys at 1-888-377-8900 (toll free) or submit our online free consultation form.

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Culebra Meat Market has recalled about 4000 pounds of beef products it produced and distributed in the San Antonio area because of possible contamination with E. coli O157:H7. The Texas Department of State Health Services laboratory testing detected E. coli O157:H7 in samples collected from the meat company.

Products included in the recall are beef stew meat, carne asada and ground beef produced by the company from Oct. 2 through Oct. 17, 2009. Products were sold to some San Antonio-area restaurants and in the company’s retail store, 2800 Culebra Road in San Antonio.

The Texas Department of State Health Services is investigating whether the products also were sold at other Culebra retail store locations in San Antonio.

Products sold to consumers at the company’s retail store were packaged in various weights and wrapped in white butcher paper with no markings. Products sold to restaurants were packed in 10-pound boxes labeled with the company and product names and lot codes 100209 through 101709. The boxes have the inspection label “TEXAS INSP. & PSD. 740” located inside an outline of the state of Texas.

The Texas Department of State Health Services is not aware of any illnesses associated with the recalled product.

Symptoms of E. coli O157:H7 illness include bloody diarrhea and stomach pains. People with these symptoms should seek medical attention immediately. Symptoms typically occur two to nine days after exposure.

Infection can lead to hemolytic uremic syndrome, which can cause E. coli kidney failure or death.

For a free consultation with an E. coli lawyer about an E. coli lawsuit, please call 1-888-377-8900 (toll free) or submit our online consultation form.

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