An outbreak of E. coli food poisoning in Wisconsin has prompted Glenn’s Market and Catering in Watertown, Wisconsin to recall 2,532 pounds of raw ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli 0157:H7. The products were sold only at that particular store from the retail meat case. The recalled meat is various size packages of Glenn’s Market ground round, ground chuck, and ground beef sold between December 22, 2012 and January 4, 2013.
People sickened by ground beef have the right to sue the processor for compensation. Ground beef tainted with E. coli O157 is “adulterated” under federal law because it means that manure containing E. coli bacteria is in the meat. Even a few cells of E. coli bacteria can cause serious illness or death. You can contact attorney Fred Pritzker for a free consultation here regarding an E. coli lawsuit.
The Wisconsin Division of Public Health first reported the cluster of E. coli 0157:H7 illnesses on January 10, 2013. Three patients with the outbreak strain have been identified. The beef was purchased on December 24, 2012 and on December 30, 2012. Illness onset dates ranged from January 29, 2012 to January 1, 2013. All three consumed raw ground round purchased from Glenn’s Market.
If you have any of the recalled raw hamburger in your freezer, you should return it for a refund or throw it out, unless you suspect that someone has been sickened by it (if you only used a portion and froze the rest). If someone was sickened, you should contact an E. coli lawyer to discuss your legal rights and how to handle this evidence.
The symptoms of an E. coli infection include bloody diarrhea and abdominal cramps that last for about a week. This infection can develop into hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) that can cause E. coli-kidney failure and death. The very young and older adults are most susceptible to this complication.
