The outbreak came to light on September 27 when the USDA issued a Class 1 recall of ground beef products shipped from Emporia, Kansas, by Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. to 14 states. In Ohio, the meat was sold at Kroger, Sav-a-Lot and SuperValu stores. A Class 1 recall is the highest risk category and is issued when there is a “reasonable probability that eating the food will cause health problems or death.”

According to the USDA, the recall covers some 65 tons of ground beef produced by Tyson’s Kansas plant on August 23. The poisonings were registered in early September. Laboratory research confirmed the presence of toxic E. coli in the ground beef produced by this plant.

To contact an E. coli lawyer who is investigating this outbreak, call Fred Pritzker of Pritzker Olsen Attorneys at 1-888-377-8900 (Toll Free) or leave your contact information and a member of the Pritzker legal group will call you.  Our law firm currently represents E. coli victims, including many individuals who have suffered a complication known as HUS, or hemolytic uremic syndrome. Pritzker Olsen is one of the very few legal teams in the country practicing extensively in the area of foodborne illness litigation and we have collected tens of millions in recoveries for families making claims.

Click here for a complete listing of  Tyson ground beef  recall information.

Nationwide, State-Wide, or Area-Wide Distribution
Food 4 Less Stores in IL and IN
Food Lion Stores in FL, GA, NC, SC, VA, WV
Harvey’s Stores in FL, GA, SC
Jay-C Food stores in IN
Kroger Stores in AR, IL, IN, KY, MI, MS, MO, OH, TN
Payless Super Market Stores in IN
Reid’s Stores in SC
Ruler Food Stores in IN
Save-A-Lot Stores East of the Rocky Mountains
Scott’s Stores in IN
Supervalu Stores Nationwide

Delaware
Dover AFB in Dover Delaware

Illinois
Hilander, 2206 Barnes Blvd, Rockford IL-Illinois
Hilander, 3134 11th Street, Rockford IL-Illinois
Hilander, 2514 S. Alpine Rd., Rockford IL-Illinois
Hilander, 2601 N. Mulford Rd., Rockford IL-Illinois
Hilander, 3710 N. Main St., Rockford, IL-Illinois
Hilander, 1715 Rural St., Rockford IL-Illinois
Hilander, 4860 Hononegah Rd., Roscoe IL-Illinois

Indiana
Payless Super Market, 1845 N. Scatterfield Rd., Anderson IN-Indiana
Payless Super Market, 1900 Applewood Center Dr., Anderson IN-Indiana
Payless Super Market, 3050 Meridian, Anderson IN-Indiana
Ruler Food Store, 624 E. 16th St.,Bedford IN-Indiana
Ruler Food Store, 360 E. Main St., Bloomfield IN-Indiana
Owen’s, 1245 S. Jefferson, Huntington IN-Indiana
Owen’s,  2718 Guilford, Huntington IN-Indiana
Payless Super Market, 65 Beck Lane, Lafayette IN-Indiana
Payless Super Market, 2513 Maple Point Dr., Lafayette IN-Indiana
Owen’s, 903 Lincolnway S., Ligonier IN-Indiana
Ruler Food Store, 600 West Broadway St., Loogootee IN-Indiana
Ruler Food Store, 120 E. 2nd St., Madison IN-Indiana
Ruler Food Store, 1307 West Main St., Mitchell IN-Indiana
Ruler Food Store, 1503 West Broadway, Princeton IN-Indiana
Ruler Food Store, 805 S. Main St., Salem IN-Indiana
Owen’s, 302 W. Market, Warsaw IN-Indiana
Owen’s, 2211 E Center St., Warsaw IN-Indiana
Payless Super Market, 1032 Sagamore Pkwy West, West Lafayette IN-Indiana

North Carolina
Bottom Dollar, 1327 E. Dixie Drive, Asheboro NC-North Carolina
Bottom Dollar, 1810 Hwy 64-70 S.E., Hickory NC-North Carolina
Bottom Dollar, 3136 E. Kivett Drive, High Point NC-North Carolina
Bottom Dollar, 235 East Plaza Drive, Mooresville NC-North Carolina
Bottom Dollar, 1136 W. Pine Street, Mount Airy NC-North Carolina

Our attorneys are investigating the outbreak, which has been linked to ground beef products from McNees Meats and Wholesale, LLC, in North Branch, Michigan. In response to the outbreak, McNees Meats recalled about 2,200 pounds of ground beef that was distributed through the company store at 6267 Old State Road, North Branch, MI, and also sold to retail establishments and restaurants in Armada, Lapeer and North Branch, Mich.

The list of recalled McNees ground beef products includes:

• 1 and 10-lb. clear packages of “McNees Ground Beef Bulk.”
• 1 to1.5-lb., approximate weight clear plastic bags of “McNees Ground beef patties.”
• 1-lb. packages of “McNees Ground Round.”
• 1 and 2-lb packages of “McNees Ground Beef Bulk” sold in red and white plastic bags.

People who have been sickened in an E. coli outbreak may be able to file an E. coli lawsuit and recover money for medical expenses, lost wages, pain and suffering and other damages. The E. coli attorneys at Pritzker Olsen have recovered millions of dollars on behalf of E. coli victims and victims of other food borne pathogens.

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First Class Foods Inc., a Hawthorne, Calif.,  discovered the potentially deadly pathogen through microbiological sampling, which confirmed a positive result for E. coli O157:H7, an organism that causes 73,000 illnesses and 50 deaths every year in the United States. Eating ground beef is a well-established mode of E. coli transmission, particularly for serotype O157:H7.  When meat is ground, more of the meat is exposed to the harmful bacteria.

In 5 to 15 percent of case patients, E. coli O157:H7 infection leads to life-threatening hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) or thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP). The two conditions can occur simultaneously, resulting in  kidney, brain, heart, nerve and cell damage. E. coli lawyers at Pritzker Olsen attorneys currently represent HUS victims sickened by contaminated food. Our law firm is a national leader in the practice of  foodborne illness litigation, including E. coli lawsuits. For a free case consultation, call 1-888-377-8900 (Toll Free) or complete an E. coli claim contact form and a lawyer will be in contact with you.

What follows is the complete listing of products covered by the current organic ground beef E. coli recall by First Class Foods. Each package label bears the establishment number “EST. 18895″ as well as the identifying Pack Date of “10341 and 10350 Julian date. These ground beef products were produced on December 7, 2010, and December 16, 2010, and were shipped to retail establishments in California, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Wisconsin and Washington:

• 16-oz. packages of “NATURE’S HARVEST ORGANIC GROUND BEEF BRICK” sold singly with one of the following “USE or FREEZE by” dates: “12/30/10″ or “01/08/11.”
• 16-oz. packages of “ORGANIC HARVEST ORGANIC GROUND BEEF BRICK” sold singly and in three-packs with one of the following “USE or FREEZE by” dates: “12/28/10″ or “01/06/11.”
• 16-oz. packages of NATURE’S HARVEST GROUND PATTY” containing four (4) 4-oz. patties with the following “USE or FREEZE by” date: “12/30/10″ or “01/08/11″

The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention identified two adults with a matching strain of shiga toxin-producing E. coli O26. The date of onset of illness for the two patients was July 8 and July 16. These Maine ground beef E. coli patients resided in Androscoggin and Oxford counties, according to Seacoastonline.com. Both patients prepared and consumed ground beef.  The same identical strain of E. coli sickened one patient in New York. That patient also had exposure to ground beef.

The recalled Cargill ground beef was produced June 11, but law firm PritzkerOlsen, P.A., is among concerned parties who believe consumers are still at risk for unknowingly pulling E. coli-laced ground beef from their home freezers. In Maine, the recalled Cargill hamburger was sold at BJ’s  Wholesale Club stores. Store locations in the state are in Portland, at 513 Warren Ave. and in Auburn, at 110 Mt. Auburn Ave.

The product subject to recall includes:

42-pound cases of “GROUND BEEF FINE 90/10,” containing three (3) approximately 14-pound chubs each. These products have a “use/freeze by” date of July 1, 2010 and an identifying product code of W69032.

If you or a loved one is concerned about a possible E. coli infection from recalled ground beef, you should immediately contact a physician. For answers to questions about compensation for medical expenses, pain, suffering and other harms contact PritzkerOlsen at 1-888-377-8900 (TOLL FREE) or complete the contact form on the side of this Web page. Our firm is one of the few in the country practicing extensively in the area of foodborne illness litigation and we have won millions of dollars for victims of food poisoning, including E. coli in ground beef.

Cargill recalled 8,500 pounds of E. coli ground beef August 28 after state and federal health investigators associated three confirmed E. coli 026 infections with the product. The cluster of illnesses included one case patient in New York and two in Maine.  USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service determined the association and notified consumers that the tainted ground beef was sold at BJ’s Wholesale Club stores in New York, Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maryland, New Jersey, New Hampshire and Virginia. Click here for the complete retail distribution list.

The ground beef was produced June 11, but law firm PritzkerOlsen, P.A., is among concerned parties that believe consumers are still at risk for unknowingly pulling E. coli-laced ground beef from their home freezers. In New York, the recalled Cargill hamburger was sold at BJ’s in Albany, Clarence, East Syracuse, Flushing, Greece, Monroe, Oneota and Yorktown Heights. Packages bear USDA establishment number EST 9400 inside the USDA mark of inspection.

Escherichia coli, commonly known as E. coli, is a bacterium commonly found in the lower intestines of cattle. Eating ground beef is a well-established mode of transmission of the bacteria. Healthy adults sometimes endure bloody diarrhea, painful stomach cramps and other symptoms of infection without treatment, but E. coli 026 and other shiga toxin-producing types of  E. coli can cause death and severe illness in young children, older adults and other people with weakened or under-developed immune systems.

In five to 15 percent of cases, infected individuals develop life-threatening hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). Children under 5 years old are especially susceptible to HUS, which can lead to kidney failure, anemia, heart problems, brain damage and central nervous system disorders, including paralysis.

Individuals concerned about an illness should contact a physician. For answers to questions about compensation for medical expenses, pain, suffering and other harms contact PritzkerOlsen at 1-888-377-8900 (TOLL FREE) or complete the contact form on the side of this Web page. Our firm is one of the few in the country practicing extensively in the area of foodborne illness litigation and we have won millions of dollars for victims of food poisoning, including E. coli in ground beef.

The meat sold at BJ’s Wholesale Club stores in eight states is marked “90 percent lean,” and was sold between June 16 and June 30, with a “use by” date of July 1. There is concern at law firm PritzkerOlsen, P.A., and elsewhere that more illnesses could occur if people pull the product from their home freezers without realizing it may contain deadly pathogens.

USDA announced August  28 a total of 8,500 pounds of beef was recalled from Pennsylvania-based Cargill Meat Solutions because it may be contaminated with E. coli 026, a shiga toxin-producing type of E. coli. The beef was shipped in bulk form and repackaged for sale in BJ’s meat cases in eight northeastern and eastern states. It bears USDA establishment number EST 9400 inside the USDA mark of inspection.

In Massachusetts, BJ’s spokeswoman Kelly McFalls said the meat was sold in nine BJ’s stores: Attleboro, Auburn, Leominster, Plymouth, Revere, Stoneham, Taunton, Waltham and Weymouth. Stores in Framingham and Westboro did not sell the meat, she said.

McFalls told the Worcester Telegram & Gazette that letters will be sent to BJ’s customers who bought the recalled beef.

The beef was also sold at BJ’s clubs in Maine, New York, Connecticut, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey and Virginia.

Escherichia coli, commonly known as E. coli, is a bacterium commonly found in the lower intestines of cattle. Most reported outbreaks are caused by contaminated food and water and eating ground beef is a well-established mode of transmission of the bacteria. Healthy adults sometimes endure bloody diarrhea, painful stomach cramps and other symptoms of infection without treatment, but E. coli 026 and other shiga toxin-producing types can cause death and severe illness in young children, older adults and other people with weakened or under-developed immune systems.

In five to 15 percent of cases, infected individuals develop life-threatening hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). Children under 5 years old are especially susceptible to HUS, which can lead to kidney failure, anemia, heart problems, brain damage and central nervous system disorders, including paralysis.

If you or a loved one has fallen ill after eating hamburger from BJ’s, contact your physician immediately for medical care. For answers to legal questions about a possible BJ’s ground beef lawsuit, contact PritzkerOlsen at 1-888-377-8900 (Toll Free) or complete the contact form on the side of this Web page.

Our firm is one of the few in the country practicing extensively in the area of foodborne illness litigation and we have won millions of dollars for victims of food poisoning, including E. coli in hamburger.

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.

PritzkerOlsen is a leading food safety law firm involved in virtually every foodborne illness outbreak in the United States. The firm has collected millions of dollars on behalf of people injured or killed as a result of adulterated food, including ground beef contaminated with E. coli.

This Cargill hamburger E. coli recall and outbreak is under active investigation by the USDA’s Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state health authorities, including agencies in Maine and New York.

The Maine Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources notified FSIS of the E. coli 026 illness cluster on August 5.  People began getting sick June 24.  The hamburger was produced by Cargill June 11 and shipped to distribution centers in Connecticut and Maryland for further distribution. The products had a use-by or freeze-by date of July 1.

E. coli 026 produces shiga toxins in humans that cause serious harm by attacking red blood cells, frequently causing kidney failure. E. coli 0157:H7 is the most prevalent shiga toxin-producing type of E. coli, but E. coli 026 is just as dangerous and also can cause heart problems, brain damage, paralysis, central nervous system disorder and anemia.

Health adults usually can withstand an infection, but young children, the elderly and people with healthy immune systems can fall seriously ill or die.  Children under 5 years old, in particular, are susceptible to a complication known as hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). HUS happens in 5 to 15 percent of infections and usually becomes apparent soon after initial symptoms of bloody diarrhea and painful stomach cramps subside.

E. coli 0157:H7 is banned from ground beef, but E. coli 026 and other types are not.

This is a shameful weakness in the food safety system that law firm PritzkerOlsen, P.A. is actively involved in trying to change, but it has no affect on filing a Cargill E. coli lawsuit. If you or a loved one has legal questions about compensation for health care expense, travel, pain, suffering and other harms in the Cargill hamburger E. coli recall, contact an E. coli lawyer at our firm at 1-888-377-8900 (Toll Free) or complete the contact form on the side of this Web page.

Our firm has represented E. coli victims against Cargill and other multinational meatpackers and our attorneys have recovered millions of dollars for food poisoning survivors in all manner of foodborne illness litigation.

The Cargill hamburger recalled by FSIS was sold in bulk for retailers to repackage and sell in supermarket meat cases. The retail distribution list includes BJ’s Wholesale Club stores in Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Virginia, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey and New York. There is concern some packages remain in home freezers.

Here is the core of  the Cargill hamburger E. coli recall announcement.

Cargill Meat Solutions Corp., a Wyalusing, Pa. establishment, is recalling approximately 8,500 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O26. The recall includes 42-pound cases of “GROUND BEEF FINE 90/10,” containing three chubs each weighing 14 pounds. These products have a “use/freeze by” date of “07/01/10,” and an identifying product code of “W69032.” The products subject to recall bears the establishment number “EST. 9400″ inside the USDA mark of inspection.

The recall followed reports of 7 cases of E. coli O157:H7 documented by state and federal health officials. The retail distribution list shows that the potentially contaminated beef products were distributed in several states, including: California, Nevada, Oregon, Arizona, Hawaii and Washington.

The recalled frozen beef patties and assorted other beef products were sold under the Valley Meat Company brand and have 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.