E. coli Contamination Fears Prompt Beef Recall
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An E. coli O157:H7 Beef recall has been issued by Tri State Beef of Cincinnati, Ohio, according to the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The recall involves over 200,000 pounds of beef products, specifically Combo bins of “TRI-STATE BEEF CO., INC BONELESS BEEF.”
The bins carry the establishment number “EST. 1750″ noted inside the USDA inspection seal. The recalled products were produced between July 19 and July 22, 2011 and sold to establishments for further processing and distribution in Chicago, IL; Cincinnati, OH; Columbus, OH; Iowa and Virginia. Routine FSIS testing revealed a positive E. coli O157:H7 result.
E. coli Beef Contamination Lawsuit Information
People sickened by E. coli in beef may have a legal claim against the meat producer. However, an E. coli lawsuit requires a skilled and experienced lawyer. First, a person sickened by E. coli must have this confirmed by their health care provider. The doctor will need to take a stool sample and test it to see if it is positive for E. coli. Then, the sample will likely be sent to a state health department to see if the E. coli strain in that person’s stool sample matches the E. coli strain found in the food that has been found to be contaminated, because there are many, many different strains of E. coli.
Investigating a lawsuit like this requires a lawyer who has connections with epidemiological and microbiological experts. The E. coli lawyers at Pritzker Olsen have those connections and have recovered millions of dollars on behalf of people sickened by E. coli. Oftentimes, their clients have suffered the extreme consequences of this pathogen, including complications such as hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) and Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP).
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