FSIS Recall Due to Possible E. coli 0157:H7 Bacteria Contamination

The following Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) recall was issued due to the possibility that frozen ground beef patties were contaminated with E. coli 0157:H7 bacteria, which can case serious injury or death.

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FSIS Recall: Pennsylvania Firm Recalls Frozen Ground Beef Patties for Possible E. Coli 0157:H7 Bacteria Contamination

Nov. 1, 2005 - Quaker Maid Meats, Inc., a Reading, Penn., firm, is voluntarily recalling approximately 94,400 pounds of frozen ground beef patties that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today.

The products subject to recall include:

Three-pound boxes of "PHILLY-GOURMET, 100% PURE BEEF, HOMESTYLE PATTIES" with the packaging code of "2005A," "2005B," "2005C" or "2005D."
Five-pound boxes of "PHILLY-GOURMET, 100% PURE BEEF, HOMESTYLE PATTIES" with the packaging code of "2005A," "2005B," "2005C" or "2005D."

The products also bear the establishment code “Est. 2748” inside the USDA mark of inspection. The patties were produced on July 19 and were shipped to retail stores in Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia and Wisconsin.

Testing done by the New York Department of Health has linked the product to illnesses. E. coli O157:H7 is a potentially deadly bacterium that can cause bloody diarrhea and dehydration. The very young, seniors and persons with weak immune systems are the most susceptible to foodborne illness.

For the full press release, please see the following:
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/News_&_Events/

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