The state Department of Public Health has recalled certain beef, veal and bison products sold at CT farms and farmers market after two CT residents were hospitalized for E. coli treatment.
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The recalled products were shipped to farmers’ markets, retail stores, and restaurants in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and eastern NY, the statement said.
Maltby said the company is surprised by the size of the recall, which includes whole carcasses to ground beef and veal products, according to the CDC.
“Working in conjunction with the Connecticut Department of Public Health, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, FSIS determined that there is a link between beef from Adams Farm Slaughterhouse and this illness cluster”.
A slaughterhouse recalled several types of product due to a multistate E.coli outbreak..
Ed Maltby, general manager of Adams’ Farm Slaughterhouse, said none of the meat products were sold to supermarket chains.
He said farmers bring their livestock to his business where the animals are slaughtered, butchered and packaged. Farmers sell the products at markets or other establishments and cooperatives.
Three people from MA, two in CT, one in Pennsylvania and West Virginia fell ill, and five of them were hospitalized the CDC released in a statement.
These items were shipped to farmers’ markets, retail locations, and restaurants in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and eastern NY. He said the slaughterhouse’s testing found only two days when meat may be contaminated.
Consumers who do not have access to the original packaging can contact the farm or retailer where they purchased the meat directly to determine if the product is included in the recall.
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“What we are aghast about is the breadth and scope of the USDA recall”. Some consumers might have also have the recalled meat frozen in their homes, the CDC statement said.
