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Below is a USDA-FSIS announcement regarding the Rochester Meat Company recall of about 188,000 pounds of ground beef due to possible contamination with E. coli O157:H7. At least 6 people have contracted E. coli O157:H7 infections associated with eating Rochester Meat Company ground beef served in restaurants and food service institutions in Wisconsin and California.

Our law firm has just settled an E. coli O157:H7 case involving the death of a woman from Wisconsin. To contact an E. coli lawyer at the firm regarding this Wisconsin E. coli settlement and our extensive experience in the area of E. coli litigation, please call toll-free at 1-888-377-8900, email Fred Pritzker and Rich Ruohonen or submit the firm's free case consultation form. Both Fred and Rich have been named "Super Lawyers" by Law & Politics magazine. We are already representing one of the victims of this outbreak. Contact us about representing you.

USDA-FSIS Announcement: Rochester Meat Company Recall of Ground Beef Products Due to Possible E. coli O157:H7 Contamination

Ground BeefJan. 12, 2008 - Rochester Meat Company, a Rochester, Minnesota, firm, is voluntarily recalling approximately 188,000 pounds of 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 problem was discovered through an investigation initiated by the Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services and the California Department of Public Health into five illnesses in Wisconsin and one illness in California. Anyone concerned about an illness should contact a physician.

The ground beef products subject to recall were produced on Oct. 30, 2007, and Nov. 6, 2007. The products subject to recall were shipped to distributors nationwide for further distribution to restaurants and food service institutions.

[Note from Pritzker | Ruohonen: Restaurants and food service institutions (schools, prisons, company cafeterias, etc.) can be sued for illness associated with the food they serve. Often a victim of an E. coli outbreak can pursue claims against a food processor (Rochester Meat Company in this case) and a restaurant or food service institution. Contact a lawyer at our law firm regarding liability in an E. coli case. Do not contact Rochester Meat Company or the restaurant or food service institution. You may inadvertently say something that could affect the amount of compensation you receive.]

These products were not available for purchase by consumers in retail establishments.

The following products are subject to recall:

  • 10-pound boxes of “SEASONED BEEF BULK” bearing a product number of “09068,” as well as an eight-digit lot number beginning with “730314.”
  • 10-pound boxes of “100% PURE BEEF PATTIES” bearing a product number of “09071,” as well as an eight-digit a lot number beginning with “731013.”
  • 15-pound boxes of “CHEYENNE SEASONED BEEF PATTIES” bearing a product number of “12017” or “12018,” as well as an eight-digit lot number beginning with “730314.”
  • 10-, 15- and 20-pound boxes of “100% PURE GROUND BEEF PATTIES” bearing a product number of “1340,” “127533,” “135724,” “158843” or “158852,” as well as an eight-digit lot number beginning with “731013” or “731014.”
  • 10-pound boxes of “100% PURE GROUND CHUCK BEEF PATTIES” bearing a product number of “158898,” as well as an eight-digit lot number beginning with “731014.”
  • 10-, 15- and 25-pound boxes of “100% PURE GROUND BEEF CHUCK PATTIES” bearing a product number of “85227,” “227806,” “407823,” “407830,” “407840,” “417841” or “437531,” as well as an eight-digit lot number beginning with “730314,” “731013,” or “731014.”
  • 10-pound boxes of “OUR HOMESTYLE 100% PURE GROUND BEEF PATTIES” bearing a product number of “208033,” as well as an eight-digit lot number beginning with “731014.”
  • 15-pound boxes of “SEASONED BEEF PATTIES” bearing a product number of “357835,” as well as an eight-digit lot number beginning with “730314.”
  • 15- and 15.3-pound boxes of “USDA CHOICE OR HIGHER 100% PURE GROUND BEEF PATTIES” bearing a product number of “437507” or “437521,” as well as an eight-digit lot number beginning with “730314,” “731013,” or “731014.”
  • 15-pound boxes of “USDA CHOICE OR HIGHER GROUND BEEF CHUCK PATTIES” bearing a product number of “437822,” as well as an eight-digit lot number beginning with “731014.”

Each box bears the establishment number “Est. 8999” inside the USDA mark of inspection.

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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