Wisconsin E. coli cases investigated for link to Cargill outbreak
At least five Wisconsin residents have been diagnosed with E. coli, according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.
Health officials are working to determine whether the Wisconsin cases have a link to earlier cases reported in Minnesota that were traced back to consumption of E. coli-contaminated hamburgers produced by Cargill and sold at Sam's Club.
One of the victims, an 18-year-old Milwaukee woman, has been confirmed to be suffering from an E. coli infection induced by the same strain of E. coli found in Minnesota children who ate Cargill-brand hamburgers and became ill. The 18-year-old woman linked to the Minnesota cases is the only Wisconsin person whom officials have described.
More tests are being conducted to determine whether any of the other Wisconsin cases share the same strain of E. coli as the Minnesota cases.
Comments (2)
Read through and enter the discussion by using the form at the endJoe - April 22, 2008 3:28 PM
Cargill has one of the best if not the best Processing plants. The Wyalusing plant produces 2 million pounds of ground beef per year. Yes mistakes happen and I am sorry for all the people that were infected w/ the ecoil but as a consumer and a past employee of Cargill Wyalusing I commend the employees for there strict Quallity Checks that have been in place there long before Cargill came into the picture. Back in the days of the Taylor Brothers ownership the same quailly if not better remains there today as in the past.
Derrick - April 25, 2012 9:43 AM
My mother has been working on the kill floor at Cargill Wyalusing for over 20 years. As a kid growing up, my father, who also worked at the Wyalusing plant before his death, would brag about how (then) Taylor's meat was the best in the world. Even today, whenever talk to my mother about work, she brags about how many places request Cargill Wyalusing meat ONLY, because of thier record and reputation of producing only the highest quality meat. This is a direct reflection of the hard work the people of bradford county.