E. coli Recall: Dinner Bell Beef Distributed in Virginia

Below is a USDA-FSIS news release regarding Dinner Bell beef distributed in Virginia that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 The recall involves Dinner Bell ground beef, Dinner Bell cubed steak and Dinner Bell boneless beef. Pritzker | Ruohonen & Associates, P.A., one of the few law firms in the United States that practices extensively in the area of food poisoning litigation, is republishing it here as a public service. Pritzker | Ruohonen has recovered millions of dollars for E. coli O157:H7 and other food poisoning victims. To contact a lawyer at Pritzker | Ruohonen 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.

Virginia Firm Recalls Beef Products for Possible E. coli O157:H7 Contamination

WASHINGTON, August 18, 2006 - Dinner Bell Meat Products, Inc. a Lynchburg, Va., firm, is voluntarily recalling approximately 909 pounds of beef 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:

10- pound bags of "DINNER BELL GROUND BEEF." The products were produced between July 31 and August 17, 2006.
10- pound box of "DINNER BELL CUBED STEAK." The product was produced on August 9, 2006.
80- pound box of "DINNER BELL BONELESS BEEF." The product was produced on August 14, 2006.

Each package bears the establishment number "Est. 7440" inside the USDA mark of inspection.

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

The products were distributed to retail establishments and a distributor in southern Virginia.

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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