BJ’s Wholesale Club Hamburger E. coli Outbreak
BJ’s Wholesale Club stores in eight states carried ground beef recalled by Cargill that may be contaminated with E. coli 026.
The Cargill ground beef recall is for 8,500 pounds of ground beef chubs produced June 11 for use or freezing by July 1. State and federal health agencies traced two E. coli 026 illnesses in Maine and one in New York to the tainted Cargill hamburger. Illnesses started June 24.
The recalled Cargill ground beef products were repackaged by retailers for sale in supermarket meat cases. According to the initial Cargill recall distribution list, at least 26 BJ’s Wholesale Club stores in the northeast and eastern United States sold the product, which may remain in some home freezers.
Affected BJ’s Wholesale Club stores are in Maine, New York, Connecticut, Maryland, Virginia, New Hampshire, New Jersey and New York.
Consumers are advised that investigations by public health experts have convincingly associated the outbreak strain of E. coli with ground beef produced June 11 by Cargill, one of the world’s largest food and agricultural commodities companies
If you or a loved one has been sickened in this outbreak, PritzkerOlsen, P.A. can answer any question relating to a possible BJ’s Wholesale Club and Cargill E. coli lawsuit at 1-888-377-8900 (Toll Free) or by completing the contact form on the side of this Web page.
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