E. coli O157:H7 concerns have prompted Smith’s Food and Drug Stores to recall certain cut beef and hamburger products because some of the original meat was supplied by JBS Swift Beef Co. of Greeley, Colorado. JBS issued a recall last week saying thousands of pounds of beef products that it made could be contaminated with the pathogen.
The recalls are associated with an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 that has sickened 18 to 24 people. The recall by Smith’s Food and Drug Stores coincided with a Kroger recall announcement by parent Kroger Co. that covered certain trayed ground beef products sold in Kroger, Fry’s Stores, Food 4 Less stores in Indiana and Illinois and Smith’s.
The recalled Smith’s items have sell-by dates ranging from May 5 to May 24, 2009. Among the locations are 48 stores in Utah. Other states include Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, Montana, Idaho and Wyoming.
The Smith’s recall covers ball tip steak petite cuts, ground beef, cube steak, beef for fondue, beef fajita meat and beef for stir fry. For a listing of UPC codes, click here.
National food safety law firm Pritzker Olsen Attorneys has filed a Kroger E. coli lawsuit against Kroger on behalf of a victim of a 2008 E. coli O157:H7 outbreak, also related to contaminated beef. The firm is accepting clients nationwide from the current outbreak and has the experience, resources and skills to conduct its own investigation into what went wrong.
Pritzker Olsen has obtained tens of millions of dollars for victims of food poisoning. For many years, it has been among a select few law firms that have practiced extensively in the area of foodborne illness litigation. If you or someone you know has suffered an E. coli infection after eating potentially contaminated beef sold by Smith Food and Drug stores, Kroger stores, Fry stores or Food 4 Less stores, call an E. coli lawyer at Pritzker Olsen for help.
Our firm understands the seriousness and extent of suffering that victims experience in the short tem and the long term. To contact an E. coli attorney at our firm, call 1-888-377-8900 (Toll Free) or complete one of our forms online for a free case consultation.
