Cargill Meat Solutions Corp., in Wyalusing, Pa. is recalling approximately 8,500 pounds of ground beef products produced on June 11, 2010 that may be contaminated with E. coli O26.
The ground beef was shipped to distribution centers in Maryland and Connecticut for further distribution at BJ's Wholesale Clubs. So far, the recalled meat was found at BJ's Wholesale clubs in Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Virginia.
The recall was initiated after a cluster of illnesses in Maine and New York were found to be related through PulseNet, a national network of public health and food regulatory agency laboratories coordinated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The network consists of: state health departments, local health departments, and federal agencies (CDC, USDA/FSIS, FDA).
"PulseNet participants perform standardized molecular subtyping (or “fingerprinting”) of foodborne disease-causing bacteria by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE).
PFGE can be used to distinguish strains of organisms such as Escherichia coli, Salmonella, Shigella, Listeria, or Campylobacter at the DNA level. DNA “fingerprints,” or patterns, are submitted electronically to a dynamic database at the CDC. These databases are available on-demand to participants—this allows for rapid comparison of the patterns."
Click here for more on the recall, and here for more on the CDC's PulseNet. Click here for more on Cargill food contamination.
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