Shaw's Ground Beef Recall

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The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FIS), the public health agency in the US Department of Agriculture responsible for ensuring that the nation’s commercial supply of meat, poultry, and egg products is safe, wholesome and correctly labeled and packaged, has announced a recall involving about 884 pounds of ground beef that may be contaminated with E. Coli 0157:H7. E. Coli 0157:H7 is a dangerous bacterium that can cause serious injury or death. The ground beef was sold at Shaw’s grocery stores in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

The products subject to recall include 1.33-pound trays of “SHAW’S FRESH GROUND ROUND BEEF PATTIES, 85/15.” Each package bears the establishment number “Est. 492” inside the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) mark of inspection. Each “Nutrition Facts” label bears a time stamp between “17:05” and “17:25” as well as a date code of “243.”

The FIS issued the following statement: “The ground beef products were produced on Aug. 31, 2007, and were distributed to retail establishments in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. [The ‘retail establishments” the ground beef was distributed to were Shaw’s grocery store. If you ate ground beef purchased from a Shaw’s grocery store, you will need to watch for symptoms of E. coli poisoning, including watery or bloody diarrhea, abdominal pain and cramping, and sometimes nausea and vomiting. E.coli poisoning can quickly develop into hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) in young children, the elderly, and people with compromised immune systems. Please contact your doctor immediately if you suspect E. coli poisoning.]

E. Coli symptoms can include:

• Severe cramps
• Diarrhea
• Mild fever
• Nausea or vomiting

E.coli symptoms start approximately 7 days after infection. The first sign is sudden, severe stomach cramps. Watery diarrhea starts a few hours thereafter. The diarrhea will change to bright red bloody stools because of sores caused by infection in your intestines. You may have a mild fever. You may also have nausea or vomiting. Consult your doctor immediately if you have any of these symptoms.

What is Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS)?

Though most people recover from an E.coli infection, some of those infected develop hemolytic uremic syndrome, which is a severe and life-threatening complication. Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) – pronounced HEE-mo-LIT-ik you-REE-mik syndrome – is an illness that most commonly occurs in the aftermath of food poisoning, particularly infection from E. coli bacteria. HUS usually affects children under the age of 10 but adolescents and adults can get HUS as well.

HUS causes damage and destruction of the red blood cells reducing the number of red blood cells below normal (a condition called anemia). In the most severe cases, HUS can include damage to the kidneys, which can lead to failure of the kidneys (renal failure). Other complications that can accompany the illness are thrombocytopenia (platelet deficiency in the blood) and nerologic signs, including irritability and, very rarely, seizures.

If you or someone you know has contracted food poisoning as a result of consuming ground beef purchased from Shaw’s, you may be able to recover damages to compensate for that injury. Your first step in recovering damages is to have your case evaluated by a qualified food poisoning attorney. Have your case evaluated as quickly as you can because each state has a law that governs the amount of time allowed to file this kind of lawsuit (Food poisoning statute of limitations). If your food poisoning lawsuit is not filed within that time period, you will lose any claims you might have had. d’Oliveira & Associates is currently evaluating cases of e-coli poisoning related to the Shaw’s ground beef recall.

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