Best Deal Food Stores Among Retailers Named in Valley Meat E. coli Recall
Best Deal Food Company Inc. stores throughout California sold ground beef products subject to recall in the Valley Meat E. coli outbreak now under investigation by public health officials.
Based in Ceres, California, with stores widely distributed in the state, Best Deal Food Co. stores are included in the official retail list for the Valley Meat hamburger E. coli recall published by USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
On August 6, Valley Meat Co., Modesto, California, recalled about 1 million pounds of frozen hamburger patties and other ground beef products sold under the Valley Meat Co. brand and other brands because the meat may be contaminated with E. coli 0157:H7, a potentially deadly human pathogen.
The recalled products bear the USDA establishment number EST 8268 inside the USDA mark of inspection, produced from October 2, 2009, to January 12, 2010.
The California Department of Public Health has identified a cluster of seven E. coli O157:H7 infections associated with recalled Valley Meat ground beef products sold in California, Arizona, Texas, Oregon and internationally. If consumers have purchased Valley Meat ground beef sold at Best Deal Food stores they should check their freezers. Law firm Pritzker Olsen is concerned that unused meat subject to recall could make more people seriously ill.
Anyone with E. coli symptoms including bloody diarrhea and painful stomach cramping, should immediately contact a physician. For answers to legal questions about a possible Valley Meat E. coli lawsuit, call law firm Pritzker Olsen at 1-888-377-8900 (Toll Free) or complete the contact form on the side of this Web page.
Pritzker Olsen is a leading national practitioner of foodborne illness litigation with a record of winning lawsuits against purveyors of contaminated food that causes food poisoning.
Mi Pueblo San Jose Inc. Retailer of Recalled Beef for E coli 0157:H7
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has finally released the list of retailers that sold the Valley Meat Co. beef, recalled for possible E coli 0157:H7 contamination. The FSIS recall list is extensive and Mi Pueblo San Jose Inc., of San Jose, CA, was included on that list. Mi Pueblo San Jose Inc. has been in business since 1991. They have 3,000 employees and 19 Mi Pueblo Food Centers in Northern California, from San Rafael to Salinas.
The recalled Valley Meat Company products were mainly frozen beef patties. The ground beef patties were processed between October 2, 2009 and January 12, 2010. Since these products are frozen, it is possible some grocery stores and consumers may still have the products in their freezers.
The Valley Meat Company recall was prompted by an outbreak of E coli infections associated with consumption of certain Valley Meat Company beef products. The illnesses date back to February of 2010. They were not identified as a cluster until a few weeks ago. So far, a total of seven people have been sickened after eating Valley Meat Company beef.
Pritzker Olsen, P.A. has years of experience winning ground beef E coli lawsuits and is conducting its own investigation of the Valley Meat Company E coli outbreak. Our firm is one of the few law firms in the United States practicing extensively in the area of foodborne illness litigation. We have won millions for our clients.
For more information about this E coli beef recall contact Pritzker Olsen at 1-888-377-8900 or submit our online contact form.
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.
Beef Recall and California E coli O157:H7 Outbreak Prompt Call for Medical Expenses
Fred Pritzker, a food safety lawyer with extensive experience with E. coli O157:H7 cases, called today on Valley Meat Company of Modesto, California, to pay the medical bills of the people who were sickened by E. coli O157:H7 after consuming Valley Meat beef products. The California Department of Public Health has confirmed 7 cases of E. coli O157:H7 in California associated with eating Valley Meat Company beef. Prompted by this outbreak, Valley Meat Company recalled 1,000,000 pounds of ground beef products due to possible contamination with E. coli O157:H7.
“We are calling on Valley Meat Company and any food service providers involved in the outbreak to act responsibly and pay for the medical expenses and lost wages of those who contracted E. coli infections,” said Pritzker.”While other legal issues, including compensation for pain and suffering, are pending. The families deserve that peace of mind.”
Pritzker also stated that he believes food service providers should do more to ensure that meat suppliers are following state of the art techniques to keep deadly pathogens out of the food supply. “It is really up to food service providers to demand that the meat they provide to customers is produced under the safest possible conditions,” Pritzker said. “Food service providers have the market power to change dangerous practices.”
Valley Meat Company Beef Recall Information
The following products are part of the Valley Meat recall:
- (#2155) *IQF* 80/20% BEEF PATTIES 8/1R
- (#2503) SMASHBURGER 40/7 OZ. – VAC PACK
- (#2510) IQF 80/20% BEEF PATTIES 2/1 OVAL
- (#2515) *IQF* 80/20% BEEF PATTIES 2/1 R
- (#2535) IQF 80/20% BEEF PATTIES 3/1 OVAL
- (#2545) IQF 80/20% BEEF PATTIES 3/1R
- (#2575) *IQF* 80/20% BEEF PATTIES 4/1R
- (#2595) IQF – 80/20% PATTIES 4/1R THIN
- (#2605) *IQF* 80/20% BEEF PATTIES 5/1R
- (#2635) *IQF* 80/20% BEEF PATTIES 6/1R
- (#2668) BEEF CHUCK PATTIES 7 OZ- 21#
- (#3075) *IQF* 85/15% PATTIES 4/1R USFI
- (#3090) ‘RPQ’ 85/15 PATTIES 160/4 OZ.
- (#3325) “RPQ” 90/10 BEEF PATTIES 40/4 OZ
- (#3350) 90/10% BEEF PATTIES 160/4 OZ.
- (#3450)SUPREMAS BEEF PATTIES 12/3#
- (#3519) *IQF* 4/1 SOY PATTIES 80/20%
- (#3520) *IQF* 5/1 SOY PATTIES 80/20%
- (#3522) *IQF* 6/1 SOY PATTIES 80/20%
- (#3675) BEEF SOY PATTIES RETAIL 6/5#
- (#3700) 73/27% RETAIL PATTIES – 12/3#
- (#3705) 73/27% RETAIL PATTIES – 6/5#
- (#3710) 73/27% RETAIL PATTIES – 8/3#
- (#3715) BIGGER VALLEY BURGER – 6/5#
- (#3725) 80/20 BIGGER BURGER 12/3#
- (#3751) 80/20% RETAIL PATTIES 12/3#
- (#3800) 85/15% RETAIL PATTIES – 12/3#
- (#3850) BLACK ANGUS BURGER 12/2# BOX
- (#3875) 93/7% BEEF PATTIES 12/3# RETAIL
- (#3880) SAFEWAY 73/27 RETAIL BOXES 8#
- (#3882) SAFEWAY 73/27 PATTIES 12/2.5#
- (#3883) SAFEWAY 80/20 PATTIES 12/2.5#
- (#4000) 73/27% GROUND BEEF 10/1#
- (#4001) 73/27% GROUND BEEF 20/2#
- (#4005) 73/27% GROUND BEEF – 40/1#
- (#4015) 73/27% GROUND BEEF 4/5#
- (#4020) 73/27% GROUND BEEF – 8/5#
- (#4030) 73/27% GROUND BEEF 4/10#
- (#4035) 73/27% GROUND BEEF 15/3#
- (#4300) 80/20% GROUND BEEF 10/1#
- (#4305) 80/20% GROUND BEEF – 40/1#
- (#4310) 80/20% GROUND BEEF 4/5#
- (#4315) 80/20% GROUND BEEF 8/5#
- (#4325) 80/20% GROUND BEEF – 4/10#
- (#4326)*FRESH** 80/20% GROUND BEEF 4/10#
- (#4328)80/20 GROUND BEEF 4/10# WHITE BOX
- (#4329) ‘RPQ’ 80/20% GROUND BEEF 4/10#
- (#4335)80/20% GROUND BEEF 2/5# – PRINTED
- (#4610) 85/15% GROUND BEEF 4/5#
- (#4615) 85/15% GROUND BEEF 8/5#
- (#4625) “RPQ” 85/15% GROUND BEEF 4/10#
- (#4630) 85/15% G B 4/10# CLEAR-generic
- <>(#4915) 90/10% GROUND BEEF – 8/5#
- (#4925) 90/10% GROUND BEEF 4/10# / WHITE
- (#4930) 90/10% G B 4/10# / CLEAR-generic
- (#4980) 93/7% GROUND BEEF 4/10#
- (2714) HEARST 80/20 PATTIES 5/1R -10#
- (2715) HEARST GROUND BEEF 12/1# RETAIL
The products subject to recall bear the establishment number “EST. 8268″ inside the USDA mark of inspection as well as a production code of 25709 through 01210. These 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.
For a free consultation regarding a Valley Meat lawsuit, please call 1-888-377-8900 (TOLL FREE) or submit our beef recall case review form. Our lawyers have successfully represented people with HUS E coli.
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.
