Eighteen people have become sick with E. coli illness linked to this meat. One of them died.
The recalled meat, which may be contaminated with E. coli, is from the chuck portion of the carcass and was produced June 21. The USDA inspection mark on the package says "EST. 86R" inside. The products have been distributed nationwide.
According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, illnesses have been reported in four states: Colorado, Florida, Massachusetts and Tennessee. The sick individuals began experiencing symptoms between July 5 and 25.
Symptoms of E. coli begin between one and 10 days after consuming contaminated food or drink, but most people become sick three to four days after exposure, the CDC says.
The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service "is concerned that some product may be frozen and in consumers' freezers. Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them.
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3 comments:
MEMO: In case you didn't know, E-Coli is bacteria from your a$$. That's right it grows in your rectum and it will kill you if you don't wash your hands and eat food that you have contaminated. It is also called "Fecal Fingers."
WASH YOUR DAMN HANDS!!
September 21, 2018 at 4:45 PM:
Hello: Memo for you. E-Coli is everywhere. Even you point out, E-Coli is everywhere. People are exposed to it everyday. The vast majority of people do not get sick, when exposed to contaminated food. A few people will get sick, when exposed, and rarely someone will die, and that's usually the result of a compromised immune system. Your comment "it will kill you if you don't wash your hands and eat food that you have contaminated." as a fact, is totally false. The odds are nothing will happen. Now that's a fact! Look at all the people that have been exposed to that hamburger meat, and only 18 reported illnesses and 1 death. Out of many thousands. I'm not going to fret about E-Coli. It's on every bathroom door handle when you enter or leave a public bathroom, and probably the one you have at home. But washing your hands is great advise for avoiding contagious diseases, and that's a FACT!
E-Coli is everywhere. Your meat can be contaminated at the source, or anywhere along the way to your table, including in your own kitchen. Cook your hamburger like it all has E-Coli! Undercooked hamburger meat is the main reason people get sick from it. Adequate heat kills the E-Coil bacteria, and nearly all other pathogens. Undercooked hamburger is particularly hazardous to your health as the E-Coli is ground up throughout the meat, unlike other meats where the contamination is on the surface only, and is easily killed with the heat of cooking. Class dismissed.
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