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Blue Ribbon Meats Frozen Hamburger Recall

RECALL OF FROZEN HAMBURGERS DISTRIBUTED TO FLORIDA CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION AND ST. THOMAS, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS - LAWSUIT AND LAWYER: Pritzker | Olsen, P.A. is currently representing victims of E. coli outbreaks linked to ground beef.  Blue Ribbon Meats has recalled approximately 8,200 pounds of frozen hamburgers due to possible contamination with E. coli O157:H7.  The recalled frozen hamburgers were sent to sent to a distributor intended for a correctional institution in Florida and to a distributor intended for a subsequent distributor in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.

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Below is the FSIS press release regarding the Blue Ribbon Meats hamburgers recall.  Pritzker | Olsen, P.A. is reprinting it here as a public service


FSIS Announcement Regarding Blue Ribbon Meats Hamburger Recall
October 24, 2007 - Blue Ribbon Meats, a Hialeah, Fla., establishment is voluntarily recalling approximately 8,200 pounds of frozen ground beef products because they 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:

  • 10-pound boxes of "WESPAK B.R.'S BRAND SEASONED BEEF PATTIES FOR SALISBURY, 80/20."
  • 10-pound boxes and 20-pound cases of "JNS FOODS, LLC, B.R.'S BRAND SEASONED BEEF PATTIES FOR SALISBURY, 80/20."
  • 10-pound boxes and 20-pound cases of "JNS FOODS, LLC, BEEF PATTIE MIX, 80/20."
  • 10-pound boxes and 20-pound cases of "JNS FOODS, LLC, BEEF PATTIES, 80/20."
  • 10-pound boxes and 20-pound cases of "JNS FOODS, LLC, MEATLOAF SEASONED BEEF PATTIES, 80/20."

Each case or box bears the establishment number "Est. 451A" inside the USDA mark of inspection. Each case or box bears a date code of "2577," "2647" or "2707." Each case or box bears an "ingredients" statement that includes "textured vegetable protein" or "defatted soy grits."

The frozen beef products were produced between Sept. 14 and Sept. 27, 2007, and were sent to a distributor intended for a correctional institution in Florida and to a distributor intended for a subsequent distributor in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.

The problem was discovered by Creekstone Farm (Est. 27), an Arkansas City, Kan., establishment that supplies the recalling company and inadvertently shipped product that they had on hold. [This means that frozen hamburgers that had tested positive for E. coli O157:H7 was shipped to distributors.] FSIS has received no reports of illnesses associated with consumption of these products.

Millions of pounds of ground beef have been recalled in the last few months.  If you are diagnosed with E. coli, it most likely was from ground beef (hamburger).  To have a lawsuit against responsible parties , there has to be a DNA fingerprint (PFGE pattern) done on an E. coli isolate from your stool sample.  If you have not given your doctor a stool sample for this purpose, you need to go to your doctor and have it done. Please contact us if you test positive for E. coli O157:H7. 


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