American Food Service, a Pico Rivera, Calif. establishment, is recalling approximately 3,170 pounds of fresh ground beef patties and other bulk packages of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
FSIS inspection personnel were made aware of the
Since 1 December 2010, the HPA Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Pathogens has confirmed and reported 50 human isolates of vero cytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) O157, phage type (PT) 8, expressing genes for Vero Toxin (VT) VT1+2 from laboratories in England and Wales. This compares with an average of 22 cases reported in the same period for
Angela M. Valadez, Chitrita Debroy, Edward Dudley, And Catherine N. Cutter
Journal of Food Protection, Vol. 74, No. 2, 2011, Pages 228–239 Copyright G, International Association for Food Protection
ABSTRACT: Numerous foodborne outbreaks are attributed to Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli (STEC) and have been recognized for causing gastrointestinal disease in humans. Beef products have
The products subject to recall bear the establishment number “EST. 1913” inside the USDA mark of inspection. These products were distributed to restaurants throughout southern California.
The following products are subject to recall:
• (559002) American Companies 100% Pure Ground Beef 30-lb. case
• (552102) American Companies 2/1 R Ground Beef Patties 80/20 10-lb. case