Personal Injury and Wrongful Death

E. coli Recall: Plains Meat Ground Beef

Below is a USDA-FSIS news release regarding ground beef that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.  Pritzker | Olsen, P.A. , one of the few law firms that practices extensively in the area of food poisoning litigation, is republishing it here as a public service.  Pritzker | Olsen, P.A. has recovered millions of dollars for E. coli and other food poisoning victims.  To contact a lawyer at Pritzker | Olsen, P.A. about an E. coli lawsuit, call toll-free at 1-888-377-8900, e-mail info@pritzkerlaw.com, or fill out our online consultation form.  Consultations are free.

WASHINGTON, August 4, 2006 - Plains Meat Company, LTD., a Lubbock, Texas, firm, is voluntarily recalling approximately 13,078 pounds of ground beef products 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 are:

  • Five to 20- pound packages of "GROUND BEEF, PACKED BY PLAINS MEAT COMPANY, LTD.," Each package bears the establishment number "Est. 1429" inside the USDA mark of inspection.
  • Five to 20- pound packages of "BEEF PATTIES MIX, PACKED BY PLAINS MEAT COMPANY, LTD.," Each package bears the establishment number "Est. 1429" inside the USDA mark of inspection.

The problem was discovered through routine FSIS microbiological testing. FSIS has received no reports of illnesses associated with consumption of this product.

The ground beef was produced between July 31 and August 4, 2006 and was sent to restaurants and distributors in Amarillo and Lubbock, Texas.

E. coli O157:H7 is a potentially deadly bacterium that can cause bloody diarrhea and dehydration. The very young, seniors and persons with compromised immune systems are the most susceptible to foodborne illness.


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