The recall revision adds various weight boxes of Rocky Mountain Natural Meats  “BISON B TRIM” to the pre-existing recall notice for 66,000 pounds of ground buffalo and buffalo steaks and medallions. The B Trim boxes bear a production date of May 21, 2010 and a Julian Code of 14110. The boxes also state “KEEP REFRIGERATED.”

The new notice from USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) doesn’t contain new information about the ground buffalo E. coli outbreak previously announced last Friday. So far there have been five people in Colorado and one in New York sickened by the same strain of E. coli O157:H7, a potentially deadly bacterium that is banned in ground beef.

FSIS associated the Colorado outbreak with ground buffalo recalled by Rocky Mountain Natural Meats of Henderson, Colo. The individual brands are Great Range Ground Bison, Nature’s Rancher Ground Buffalo and The Buffalo Guys Ground Buffalo 90 Percent Lean. They are sold nationwide at grocery stores and in some restaurants via distributors in Arizona and Utah.

Because consumers often freeze retail meat purchases, officials fear there is a potential for the outbreak to grow indefinitely. Freezing temps don’t kill the pathogen. If you have eaten buffalo meat and fallen ill with painful diarrhea, including bloody diarrhea, contact your physician immediately and request a stool culture.

Law firm Pritzker Olsen represents a Lakewood, Colorado, woman, who is a victim of this outbreak and the firm is accepting additional cases. Attorney Fred Pritzker has begun his own independent investigation and is available to discuss legal aspects with individuals and families affected by this Colorado bison E. coli outbreak.

To contact Fred, call 1-888-377-8900 (Toll Free) or complete the online contact form on the side of this Web page.

See the originial recall information by clicking here.

The recalled Freshway Foods romaine lettuce products were sold under the Freshway brand and Imperial Sysco brand to food service outlets (including university campus food service), restaurants and in-store retail salad bars and delis in the following states:

Alabama, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.

The recalled romaine products were also sold for distribution to in-store salad bars and delis for Kroger, Giant Eagle, Ingles Markets, and Marsh stores in the states listed above. Consumers who purchased romaine from an in-store salad bars and delis at Kroger, Giant Eagle, Ingles Markets, and Marsh stores in the states previously listed should throw the product away UNLESS SOMEONE ATE SOME OF THE LETTUCE AND MAY CONTRACT OR HAS CONTRACTED AN E COLI O145 INFECTION.  If someone has been diagnosed with an E coli infection, you should contact our law firm regarding testing the leftovers for E. coli.

In some cases, a person will be diagnosed with hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) or thrombotic thrombocytopenic pupura (TTP), severe complications of an E. coli infection, before there can be a definitive diagnosis of E. coli.  These people will be very sick and unable to contact our law firm.  If your loved one has HUS and/or TTP, contact our law firm for Freshway Foods lawsuit information by calling 1-999-377-8900 (TOLL FREE) or submit our online form for a free consultation.  We are not paid unless you win.

The change has delivered critical new information to consumers during outbreaks of E. coli O157:H7, Salmonella, Listeria, Campylobacter and other foodborne diseases that annually kill about 5,000 people in the U.S., including those who die from HUS E coli.

But FSIS excluded restaurants from the new requirement and national food safety law firm Pritzker Olsen has learned that the decision was made despite criticism from state and local health officials and other food safety advocates.

According to the Federal Register, FSIS received several comments during the rule-making process that said the disclosure effort didn’t go far enough.  Excluding restaurants, hotels, cafeterias and other outlets “will create an unnecessary hurdle for state or local public health agencies to overcome to obtain timely distribution information” during an outbreak,  the document summarized.

“One commenter stated that providing (restaurant) information would provide consumers greater protection from the risks associated with tainted meat or poultry while another suggested that restaurants be included so that individuals are fully aware of the scope of recalls.”

But agency officials rejected the urgings, saying restaurant disclosure was beyond the scope of the new rule: Which was intended to help consumers determine if they have tainted meat in their homes.

In the wake of the National Steak and Poultry E. coli recall of 248,000 pounds of beef products sold to restaurants nationwide, the FSIS may want to reconsider.  The December 24 recall was Class I, meaning that there was a reasonable probability that the use of the product would cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Yet the FSIS’s recall announcement, issued with input from the company, included only a partial list of restaurants that received the product. Many days later, media scrutiny revealed that the FSIS announcement was incomplete and misleading. Two giant restaurant chains — Applebees and Olive Garden — also had received beef products involved in the recall.

If the point of  government recalls is to protect consumers, it makes no sense to impede them from accurately identifying where tainted products are being sold. Just as it is with meat and poultry recalled from grocery stores, the information is readily available from the manufacturer and does not constitute confidential commercial information.

On December 24th, the Oklahoma meat processor recalled 248,000 pounds of beef products after federal and state officials determined there was an “association” between  blade tenderized steaks and E. coli O157:H7 illnesses in six states.

USDA said the recalled meat was sold to restaurants “nationwide,” but not a single restaurant was named.

On Monday National Steak and Poultry said in a press release that the meat was sold primarily to Moe’s Southwest Grill, Carino’s Italian Grill and KRM restaurant locations in Michigan, Colorado, South Dakota, Iowa, Kansas and Washington — the same states where the corresponding outbreak is located. At  least 19 people are said to be sickened by the potentialy deadly bacteria.

Unless we’re missing something, six states in the greater Midwest and Northwest does not constitute “nationwide” distribution. And why hasn’t USDA published a comprehensive listing of all the retail outlets where the recalled meat was sold? Such disclosure is customary in Class I High Health Risk situations.

As Pritzker Olsen Attorneys and other food safety organizations have stated previously, announcing a recall without thoroughly and promptly identifying the public purveyors of the adulterated product is ludicrous and unsafe. It’s the equivalent of announcing a recall of flammable pajamas without identifying the retailers who sold them.

Consumers cannot protect themselves if they have no information about unsafe products that threaten them. This is a failure of  regulation and a violation of food ethics and it raises questions about whether our food safety agencies are more interested in protecting producers of dangerous products or in safeguarding the public’s health.

The discrepancies in this National Steak and Poultry E. coli recall are enough to make you wonder if tons of similar products may have been shipped to even larger restaurant chains than Moe’s, Carino’s and KRM. NSP counts as its customers “some of America’s best known chains.” What about those chains?

Let’s hope the implicated product is limited to the first three companies. But if it comes out later that other restaurant companies purchased adulterated product from NSP, both the companies and the government agencies charged with food safety will have a great deal to explain and justify.

If you have information about this recall and outbreak call a Pritzker Olsen investigator at 1-888-377-8900 (Toll Free). Our firm also is accepting cases from those sickened in this outbreak. Contact us by phone or by completing the contact and information form on the side of this website.

We are one of the few law firms in the country practicing extensively in the area of foodborne illness litigation and we have collected tens of millions of dollars over the years for victims of food poisoning. The National Steak and Poultry E. coli outbreak was preventable and our firm is actively involved in numerous causes to reduce foodborne disease in the U.S.

The Price Chopper ground beef you purchased may have been part of a recall of 545,699 pounds of Fairbank Farms ground beef products due to possible contamination with E. coli O157:H7.  The recalled Fairbank Farms ground beef was sold to Price Chopper grocery stores in  Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New York and Vermont.

Raw ground beef products contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 are adulterated under the Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA), which means that you and your child may have the right to sue Fairbank Farms and possibly Price Chopper for medical expenses, lost earnings, pain and suffering, emotional distress and other damages.

You and your child did not lose the right to sue for damages because you prepared the ground beef before serving it to your child.  The Price Chopper ground beef you purchased and prepared should not have been contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.

It is important for you and your child that you replace any guilt with a healthy dose of anger and seek justice.

To contact our law firm for a free consultation about a Fairbank Farms lawsuit and a Price Chopper E. coli lawsuit, please call 1-888-377-8900 (toll free), email Attorney Fred Pritzker or submit our online consultation form.  We want to hear from you, and we have the experience to help.

We are not paid unless you win.

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The Shaw’s ground beef you purchased may have been part of a recall of over 500,000 pounds of Fairbank Farms ground beef products due to possible contamination with E. coli O157:H7.  The recalled Fairbank Farms ground beef was sold to Shaw’s grocery stores in  New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, Rhode Island and Vermont.

Under federal law, ground beef contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 is “adulterated” for civil tort purposes, and you and your child may have the right to sue Fairbank Farms and possibly Shaw’s for medical expenses, lost earnings, pain and suffering, emotional distress and other damages.

You and your child did not lose the right to sue for damages because you prepared the ground beef before serving it to your child.  The Shaw’s ground beef you purchased and prepared should not have been contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.

Again, you are not at fault for your child’s illness.  It is important for you and your child that you replace any guilt with a healthy dose of anger and seek justice.

The truth is our food supply is not safe, and terrorists are not at fault.  All along the food supply chain, companies consistently put profit before safety, and the result is people getting severely ill and dying.

To contact our law firm for a free consultation about a Fairbank Farms lawsuit and a Shaw’s lawsuit, please call 1-888-377-8900 (toll free), email Attorney Fred Pritzker or submit our online consultation form.  We want to hear from you, and we have the experience to help.

We are not paid unless you win.

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Sixteen people have been hospitalized and 3 developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), the primary cause of kidney failure in children.  Two deaths have been reported, one in New Hampshire and one in New York.

Our lawyers are representing a 3-year-old with E. coli HUS.  We have also represented families of people who died from E. coli poisoning. Contact our law firm for a free consultation regarding a Fairbank Farms lawsuit.

Health officials have found a genetic link between E. coli found in fresh ground beef products distributed by Fairbank Farms, an Ashville, New York, meat distributor and the E. coli that sickened people in  Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and  New Hampshire.  E. coli cases in New York may also be linked to this outbreak.

This is a particularly virulent strain of E. coli O157:H7 that has killed 2 people and sent at least 16 people to the hospital.

Our law firm represents E. coli victims and their families nationwide.  We are currently representing people sickened by E. coli who developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), including a 3-year-old boy.  Contact an E. coli lawyer at our firm for a free consultation regarding a Fairbank Farms lawsuit.

This outbreak follows another unrelated E.coli outbreak involving more than 20 students and adults from Lincoln Middle School in Lincoln, Rhode Island who became ill with gastrointestinal symptoms after eating ground beef at Camp Bournedale, a nature camp in Plymouth, MA. Ground beef collected at the camp was the same strain of E. coli O157:H7 confirmed in two of the children. In response to the Lincoln Middle School E. coli outbreak, a ground beef and beef product recall was initiated by South Shore Meats in Brockton, MA last week as a result of the camp related outbreak. The recalled ground beef was distributed in institutional size packages.

Fairbank Farms Recall

Fairbank Farms is recalling multiple trade brands associated with the multi-state outbreak of E.coli O157:H7. Retailers that may have sold ground beef being recalled in Massachusetts include Shaws, Price Chopper, Trader Joe’s and Wild Harvest.

Trader Joe’s

• 1-pound packages of “TRADER JOE’S BUTCHER SHOP FINE QUALITY MEATS GROUND BEEF 85/15.”
• 1-pound packages of “TRADER JOE’S BUTCHER SHOP FINE QUALITY MEATS GROUND BEEF 80/20.”

NOTE: The sell-by dates for the above two products may be October 6 or 7, 2009.

• 1-pound trays of “TRADER JOE’S BUTCHER SHOP FINE QUALITY MEATS GROUND BEEF PATTIES 96/4 EXTRA LEAN.”
• 1-pound trays of “TRADER JOE’S BUTCHER SHOP FINE QUALITY MEATS GROUND BEEF PATTIES 85/15.”

Price Chopper

• 1- and 2.5-pound trays of “PRICE CHOPPER MEATLOAF & MEATBALL MIX.”
• 1-pound trays of “PRICE CHOPPER EXTRA LEAN GROUND BEEF 96/4.”
• 1-pound trays of “PRICE CHOPPER FRESH GROUND BEEF CHUCK FOR CHILI 80% LEAN 20% FAT.”

Lancaster and Wild Harvest

• 1-pound trays of “LANCASTER BRAND 96/4 EXTRA LEAN GROUND BEEF.”
• 1- and 2-pound trays of “LANCASTER BRAND 90/10 GROUND BEEF.”
• 1-pound trays of “WILD HARVEST NATURAL 85/15 ANGUS GROUND BEEF.”

Shaw’s

• 1- and 2-pound trays of “SHAW’S FRESH GROUND BEEF 93/7.”
• 1-, 2- and 3-pound trays of “SHAW’S FRESH GROUND BEEF 80/20.”
• 1- and 3-pound trays of “SHAW’S FRESH GROUND BEEF 75/25.”
• 1.3-pound trays of “SHAW’S FRESH GROUND SIRLOIN BEEF PATTIES 90/10.”
• 1.3-pound trays of “SHAW’S FRESH GROUND ROUND BEEF PATTIES 85/15.”
• 1.3-pound trays of “SHAW’S FRESH GROUND BEEF PATTIES 80/20.”
• 3-pound trays of “SHAW’S FRESH GROUND BEEF PATTIES FAMILY PACK 80/20.”
• 1-pound trays of “SHAW’S ANGUS GROUND BEEF 85/15.”
• 1-, 2- and 3-pound trays of “SHAW’S FRESH GROUND ROUND BEEF 85/15.”
• 1-pound trays of “SHAW’S 90% NATURAL GROUND BEEF.”
• 1-pound trays of “SHAW’S 85% NATURAL GROUND BEEF.”
• 1-, 2- and 3-pound trays of “SHAW’S FRESH GROUND SIRLOIN 90/10.”
• 1-pound trays of “MEATLOAF & MEATBALL MIX.”

BJ’s

• 5-pound trays of “FRESH GROUND BEEF, CONTAINS 15 % FAT” patties.
• 3- and 5-pound trays of “LEAN GROUND BEEF, CONTAINS 7% FAT.”
• 2.5-pound trays of “MEATLOAF & MEATBALL MIX.”

Ford Brothers

• 3-pound trays of “FRESH GROUND BEEF, CONTAINS 20% FAT” patties.

Giant

• 1-pound trays of “GIANT EXTRA LEAN GROUND BEEF 96/4.”
• 1-pound trays of “GIANT MEATLOAF & MEATBALL MIX.”
• 1-pound trays of “GIANT NATURE’S PROMISE GROUND BEEF.”
• 1-pound trays of “GIANT NATURE’S PROMISE GROUND BEEF PATTIES.”

Each package bears the establishment number “EST. 492″ inside the USDA mark of inspection or on the nutrition label. These products were packaged on September 15 and 16, 2009, and may have been labeled at the retail stores with a sell-by date from September 19 through 28, 2009, unless otherwise noted above. Consumers should ask at their point of purchase if the products they have are subject to recall. The products were sent to distribution centers, intended for further distribution to retail establishments in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions.

Federal authorities announced today a Fairbanks Farms ground beef recall of 545,699 pounds of ground beef products sold at Trader Joes, Price Chopper, Lancaster and Wild Harvest, Shaw’s, BJ’s, Ford Brothers and Giant retail stores.

The recalled ground beef in this E. coli O157:H7 outbreak is marked with establishment number EST 492 inside the USDA mark of inspection. It was produced September 15 and 16 and has sell-by dates ranging from September 19-28.

The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service did not say how many illnesses were associated with the E. coli ground beef recall, but it said a ” cluster of E. coli O157:H7 illnesses” investigated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state health and agriculture departments is involved.

As a public service, national food safety law firm Pritzker Olsen Attorneys is reprinting the Fairbanks Farms E. coli recall below, in detail. If you or a loved on has become ill with symptoms of E. coli infection and have reason to believe it may be from eating ground beef from Trader Joes, Price Chopper or the other retailers, see a physician immediately.

For legal information about the Fairbanks Farms ground beef E. coli outbreak, contact an E. coli attorney at Pritzker Olsen, one of the nation’s leading practitioners of food poisoning litigation. We have collected millions of dollars for victims of E. coli O157:H7 and hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a life-threatening complication of E. coli. We currently represent E. coli HUS victims and have been involved as counsel for consumers in nearly all major E. coli outbreaks in the U.S. For a free case consultation regarding a Fairbank Farms lawsuit, call 1-888-377-8900 (Toll Free), or complete our online contact and information form.

Two of our lawyers, Fred Pritzker and Elliot Olsen have taught seminars at national food safety conventions this year on the severity of the E. coli problem in the U.S. food supply and what food companies should be doing to prevent it. Consumers have special legal rights in E. coli ground beef lawsuits because the pathogen is banned from ground beef. As such, it is an adulterant and the liability of selling adulterated food does not stop with the manufacturer.

Consumers should check their freezers for recalled product that may be contaminated by E. coli O157:H7, an organism that survives freezing temperators. Do not try to kill the potentially lethal bacteria through cooking because any handling of the meat in your kitchen could lead to cross-contamination of surfaces and utensils. For evidence purposes, do not discard the meat or return it. Mark it as dangerous and keep it frozen.

Here is the Fairbanks Farms ground beef E. coli recall list:

Trader Joes

• 1-pound packages of “TRADER JOE’S BUTCHER SHOP FINE QUALITY MEATS GROUND BEEF 85/15.”
• 1-pound packages of “TRADER JOE’S BUTCHER SHOP FINE QUALITY MEATS GROUND BEEF 80/20.”
• NOTE: The sell-by dates for the above two products may be October 6 or 7, 2009.
• 1-pound trays of “TRADER JOE’S BUTCHER SHOP FINE QUALITY MEATS GROUND BEEF PATTIES 96/4 EXTRA LEAN.”
• 1-pound trays of “TRADER JOE’S BUTCHER SHOP FINE QUALITY MEATS GROUND BEEF PATTIES 85/15.”

Price Chopper

• 1- and 2.5-pound trays of “PRICE CHOPPER MEATLOAF & MEATBALL MIX.
• 1-pound trays of “PRICE CHOPPER EXTRA LEAN GROUND BEEF 96/4.”
• 1-pound trays of “PRICE CHOPPER FRESH GROUND BEEF CHUCK FOR CHILI 80% LEAN 20% FAT.”

Lancaster and Wild Harvest

• 1-pound trays of “LANCASTER BRAND 96/4 EXTRA LEAN GROUND BEEF.”
• 1- and 2-pound trays of “LANCASTER BRAND 90/10 GROUND BEEF.”
• 1-pound trays of “WILD HARVEST NATURAL 85/15 ANGUS GROUND BEEF.”

Shaw’s

• 1- and 2-pound trays of “SHAW’S FRESH GROUND BEEF 93/7.”
• 1-, 2- and 3-pound trays of “SHAW’S FRESH GROUND BEEF 80/20.”
• 1- and 3-pound trays of “SHAW’S FRESH GROUND BEEF 75/25.”
• 1.3-pound trays of “SHAW’S FRESH GROUND SIRLOIN BEEF PATTIES 90/10.”
• 1.3-pound trays of “SHAW’S FRESH GROUND ROUND BEEF PATTIES 85/15.”
• 1.3-pound trays of “SHAW’S FRESH GROUND BEEF PATTIES 80/20.”
• 3-pound trays of “SHAW’S FRESH GROUND BEEF PATTIES FAMILY PACK 80/20.”
• 1-pound trays of “SHAW’S ANGUS GROUND BEEF 85/15.”
• 1-, 2- and 3-pound trays of “SHAW’S FRESH GROUND ROUND BEEF 85/15.”
• 1-pound trays of “SHAW’S 90% NATURAL GROUND BEEF.”
• 1-pound trays of “SHAW’S 85% NATURAL GROUND BEEF.”
• 1-, 2- and 3-pound trays of “SHAW’S FRESH GROUND SIRLOIN 90/10.”
• 1-pound trays of “MEATLOAF & MEATBALL MIX.”

BJ’s

• 5-pound trays of “FRESH GROUND BEEF, CONTAINS 15 % FAT” patties.
• 3- and 5-pound trays of “LEAN GROUND BEEF, CONTAINS 7% FAT.”
• 2.5-pound trays of “MEATLOAF & MEATBALL MIX.”

Ford Brothers

• 3-pound trays of “FRESH GROUND BEEF, CONTAINS 20% FAT” patties.

Giant

• 1-pound trays of “GIANT EXTRA LEAN GROUND BEEF 96/4.”
• 1-pound trays of “GIANT MEATLOAF & MEATBALL MIX.”
• 1-pound trays of “GIANT NATURE’S PROMISE GROUND BEEF.”
• 1-pound trays of “GIANT NATURE’S PROMISE GROUND BEEF PATTIES.”

To fill an information void left by the meat packer and the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), national food safety and food poisoning law firm Pritzker Olsen Attorneys is compiling a list of retail grocery chains  involved in the recall. In total, JBS Swift has recalled 421,000 pounds of beef cuts, many of which were used by retailers to make store-packaged ground beef sold on foam trays and wrapped in clear plastic.

Federal health investigators have associated 23 confirmed E. coli  O157:H7   with contaminated JBS Swift beef. The outbreak has included at least 12 hospitalizations and at least two patients suffered a severe complication known as HUS, or hemolytic uremic syndrome, a type of kidney failure that also attacks a person’s red blood cells. 

For the benefit of all potential victims of the outbreak, the partial and list of retailers who purchased potentially contaminated beef cuts from JBS Swift is found below. Click on the individual retailer’s name for additional information about the recall.. 

If you shop at one of these stores, and you think you may have E. coli O157:H7, go to a doctor immediately.  At the doctor, make sure you ask for a stool sample.  That is the best way to determine if you have E. coli O157:H7.  Then contact an experienced E. coli attorney at Pritzker Olsen by calling 1-888-377-8900 (Toll Free). For a free case consultation online, please complete one of our electronic forms.

• Bloom and Food Lion Stores in Georgia, South Carolina and Virginia – Beef cuts and ground beef.
• Costco – Steaks, ribs, ground beef.
• Food 4 Less in Illinois and Indiana - Ground beef.
• Fry’s Food and Drug Stores, Arizona – Ground beef.
• Hannaford Bros. Co. – Beef cuts and ground beef.
• H-E-B Grocery Stores - Ground beef, beef briskets, skirt steaks, beef for fajitas
• Kroger – Ground Beef.
• Price Chopper - Ground beef and beef loin bottom sirloin steaks.
• Roundy’s Supermarkets Inc., Pick ‘n Save, Copps, Rainbow stores - Beef cuts and ground beef.
• Smith’s Food and Drug Stores in Utah, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico and Wyoming - Ground beef.
• Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. — Ground beef.
• WinCo Foods LLC stores in Idaho and Oregon - Boneless bottom round oast, steak, carne asada, ground beef.