Butcher’s Cut ground beef recall at Safeway Inc. Stems from larger Valley Meat E. coli Recall
Butcher’s Cut ground beef patties sold by Safeway Inc. are being recalled in cooperation with Valley Meat Company’s E. coli O157:H7 recall of one million pounds of hamburger.
Safeway, one of the largest food and drug retailers in North America, announced the voluntary Butcher’s Cut hamburger E. coli recall in a press release.
According to Safeway, no illnesses have been reported in connection with Butcher’s Cut products. However, illnesses have been reported in connection with other recalled ground beef produced by Valley Meat Company, Safeway said.
The California Department of Public Health has confirmed a cluster of seven E. coli O157:H7 infections as part of its investigation. If you or a loved one has been sickened in this outbreak and have legal questions about compensation for medical expenses, lost wages, travel costs and pain and suffering , contact an E. coli lawyer at Pritzker Olsen at 1-888-377-8900 (Toll Free) or complete the contact form on the side of this Web page.
The Safeway recall covers the following Butcher’s Cut frozen ground beef patties sold in Safeway, Vons, Pavilions and Pak ‘N Save stores in California, Nevada and Hawaii:
- Butcher’s Cut 100% Ground Beef Patties 73% Lean/ 27% Fat. 2.5 pound, 10-count packages sold after January 13, 2010. (2,388 resealable packages)
- Butcher’s Cut 100% Ground Beef Patties 80% Lean/ 20% Fat. 2.5 pound, 10-count packages sold after January 12, 2010. (1,008 resealable packages)
- Butcher’s Cut 100% Ground Beef Patties 73% Lean/ 27% Fat. 128 ounce, 32-count boxes sold after January 12, 2010. (279 boxes)
The recalled products are stamped with a “Best Before” date of January 7, 2011. The “Best Before” date can be found near the zipper lock of the 10-count packages and on the side of the 32-count cases.
Other package brands produced by Valley Meat Company of Modesto, California, that are involved in the current hamburger E. coli recall include Valley Meat, Smashburger, Hearst, Bigger Valley Burger, Supremas Beef Patties and Valley Meat Co. Certified Black Angus Beef Burgers. Many of the recalled items are individually quick frozen hamburgers, known in the meat cutting business as IQFs.
Click here for a complete Valley Meat E. coli recall list.
Pritzker Olsen is conducting its own investigation of the Valley Meat E. coli outbreak and has years of experience winning ground beef E. coli lawsuits. Our firm is one of the few in the United States practicing extensively in the area of foodborne illness litigation and we have collected millions for our clients.
Under federal law, E. coli O157:H7 is banned from ground beef. This law was passed to put responsibility on manufacturers for keeping products safe and protecting the public.
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