Meat recalled after two state residents sickened

Meat recalled after two state residents sickened

HARTFORD — State and federal regulators are warning residents that ground beef purchased from farmer’s markets and Connecticut farms has sickened two people and should be avoided.
Both people who consumed the meat have been hospitalized for e.coli and released after treatment.
The Connecticut Department of Public Health and the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Adams’ Slaughterhouse in Athol, Massachusetts is recalling veal, bison and beef products that have tested positive for Escherichia. Consumers in other states have also become sick after eating the meat.
An investigation revealed the ground beef consumed by patients in Connecticut was traced to Adams’ Slaughterhouse. The facility slaughters, processes, and packs beef products for some small producers here in Connecticut. Some of these producers only sell their ground beef products directly at the farm or at farmers’ markets throughout the state.
DPH encourages consumers who still have left-over beef, veal or bison products purchased from local farmers’ markets or directly from a farm in Connecticut to check the USDA plant code number printed on the label to verify whether or not the product was processed by Adams’ Slaughterhouse #5497 and is included in this recall.
Consumers who do not have access to the original packaging can contact the farm or retailer where they purchased the meat directly to ask whether or not their product is included in the recall.
DPH has been collaborating with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the USDA, and other state health departments to investigate a multistate outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 linked to ground beef consumption.