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Kroger recalls beef possibly linked to E coli outbreak 6-26-08
Ohio State officials confirmed Wednesday June 25 that an E. coli-tainted beef
sample purchased from a Kroger store in the central Ohio city of Gahanna is
associated with an ongoing outbreak in Ohio and Michigan.
The confirmation by the Ohio departments of health and agriculture was based on
genetic fingerprinting which suggests that Kroger beef may be linked to the
multistate outbreak of E. coli sickening 19 people in Ohio and an unknown number
of cases in Michigan.
Cincinnati-based Kroger (NYSE: KR) is a fortune 500 company operating more than
2,400 supermarkets and multi-department stores in 31 states.
The tainted beef sample was purchased from the Gahanna Kroger Marketplace. A
sample from a store of the company in Fairfield County tested negative for E.
coli.
Most strains of E. coli, indicative of contamination, pose no risk to healthy
people. But a virulent strain known as O157:H7 can cause an illness with
symptoms including bloody diarrhea. In rare cases, can the bacterium cause
kidney failure, particularly in young children and elderly people.
"It is important for consumers to realize beef purchased from other sources may
also be tainted, and steps should be taken to protect THEMSELVES from foodborne
illnesses," Ohio Department of Agriculture and Ohio Department of Health states
in a joint press release.
"The department is working closely with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to
perform a traceback investigation to find the source of this ground beef,"
Agriculture Department Director Robert Boggs said in the statement.
On Wednesday June 25, Seattle food safety attorney William D. Marler issued a
statement on its blog saying "With the Michigan State Health Department linking
Kroger ground beef to many of the illnesses in Michigan (which have also been
linked to illnesses in Ohio), Kroger must recall all possibly contaminated
ground beef."
William Marler said the E coli outbreak has sickened nearly 50 people in Ohio
and Michigan and it is irresponsible for a company like Kroger to not recall all
potentially tainted ground beef sold through its stores.
On the same day, Kroger issued a recall, which can be found on a page of its
website, for all ground beef products sold between May 21 and June 8 at its
stores in Michigan and in central and northern Ohio because of possible E. coli
contamination.
The company has issued six recalls since April 29 for different products. On May
28, the company also recalled YODER'S AMISH MACARONI SALAD due to possible
contamination of E Coli.
The company said none of the recalled beef is current available for purchase in
its stores and if consumers have Kroger ground beef products with sell-by dates
from May 21 through June 8 in their freezers, they should return the products to
store for a full refund or replacement.
Consumers can call the company toll-free at (800)-632-6900 if they have any
questions.
Comment:
More reasons to eat only organic, free range,
Blackwing Beef or Bison!