Valley Meat Company Beef Recall Prompted by E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak
Pritzker Olsen law firm is investigating an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak in California has prompted a Valley Meat Company beef recall of over one million pounds of beef products. This is what we know so far:
- There are 7 culture-confirmed cases of E. coli O157:H7 in California. These people ate Valley Meat Company beef products before they became sick. Dates of illness were between February and July of 2010.
- Others were sickened and may be part of the outbreak.
- The 7 cases involve a rare strain of E. coli O157:H7 as determined by PFGE subtyping.
- Valley Meat Company is a Modesto, California meat processor. Valley Meat recalled 1,000,000 pounds of beef products, including frozen beef patties and bulk ground beef.
- The Valley Meat Company beef recall involves products subject to recall bear the establishment number “EST. 8268″ inside the USDA mark of inspection as well as a production code of 27509 through 01210.
- The beef products were produced between the dates of Oct. 2, 2009 through Jan. 12, 2010 and were distributed to retail outlets and institutional foodservice providers in California, Texas, Oregon, Arizona and internationally.
- A list of the recalled products can be found at Vally Meat Recall.
The recalled Valley Meat frozen beef patties may still be in consumers’ freezers and may have been sold under various brand names. If you have any frozen beef patties in your freezer, you need to check the establishment number (EST. 8268) and the production code. If you have recalled beef, do not eat it. Even trace amounts of E. coli can make you seriously ill. Serious complications of an E. coli O157 infection include the following:
- Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS) – Kidney Failure
- Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP)
- E. coli-Related Death
If you have any questions about a Valley Meat Company lawsuit, E. coli testing or what to do to find out if you or your child is part of this outbreak, please call 1-888-377-8900 (TOLL FREE) or submit our online form for a free consultation.
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