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Sam's Club Beef Recalled After Illnesses
Saturday, October 06, 2007
MINNEAPOLIS - The Sam's Club warehouse chain has pulled a brand of ground
beef patties from its shelves nationwide after four children who ate the
food, produced by Cargill Inc., developed E. coli illness.
Cargill on Friday asked customers to return any remaining patties purchased
after Aug. 26 to the store or destroy them.
The children became ill between Sept. 10 and Sept. 20 after eating ground
beef patties that were bought frozen under the name American Chef's
Selection Angus Beef Patties from three Sam's Club stores in the Twin Cities
area.
Sam's Clu voluntarily removed the product from its stores nationwide after
the illnesses were reported, the company said.
"We can't be certain that meat from other stores is not involved, since the
brand ... was likely sold at other Sam's Club locations," said Heidi
Kassenborg, acting director of the dairy and food inspection division of the
Minnesota Department of Agriculture.
Cargill, based in Wayzata, Minn., is one of the nation's largest privately
held companies and makes food ingredients, moves commodities around the
world and runs financial commodities trading businesses.
The patties were produced by Cargill and had an expiration date of Feb. 12,
2008, Sam's Club said in a statement. They were coded UPC 0002874907056 Item
#700141.
A Cargill spokesman contacted by The Associated Press said the company would
have no comment until Monday.
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is working with the federal
Agriculture Department to determine the source of the contamination.
Two of the children were hospitalized; one remains in the hospital and the
other has been discharged, the Health Department said.
Symptoms of E. coli illness include stomach cramps and diarrhea. People
typically are ill for two to five days but can develop complications
including kidney failure. People who have developed such symptoms should
contact their doctor, the Health Department said.
Sam's Club warehouse is owned by Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest
retailer, based in Bentonville, Ark.
Sam's Club Beef Recalled After Illnesses
Saturday, October 06, 2007
MINNEAPOLIS - The Sam's Club warehouse chain has pulled a brand of ground
beef patties from its shelves nationwide after four children who ate the
food, produced by Cargill Inc., developed E. coli illness.
Cargill on Friday asked customers to return any remaining patties purchased
after Aug. 26 to the store or destroy them.
The children became ill between Sept. 10 and Sept. 20 after eating ground
beef patties that were bought frozen under the name American Chef's
Selection Angus Beef Patties from three Sam's Club stores in the Twin Cities
area.
Sam's Clu voluntarily removed the product from its stores nationwide after
the illnesses were reported, the company said.
"We can't be certain that meat from other stores is not involved, since the
brand ... was likely sold at other Sam's Club locations," said Heidi
Kassenborg, acting director of the dairy and food inspection division of the
Minnesota Department of Agriculture.
Cargill, based in Wayzata, Minn., is one of the nation's largest privately
held companies and makes food ingredients, moves commodities around the
world and runs financial commodities trading businesses.
The patties were produced by Cargill and had an expiration date of Feb. 12,
2008, Sam's Club said in a statement. They were coded UPC 0002874907056 Item
#700141.
A Cargill spokesman contacted by The Associated Press said the company would
have no comment until Monday.
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is working with the federal
Agriculture Department to determine the source of the contamination.
Two of the children were hospitalized; one remains in the hospital and the
other has been discharged, the Health Department said.
Symptoms of E. coli illness include stomach cramps and diarrhea. People
typically are ill for two to five days but can develop complications
including kidney failure. People who have developed such symptoms should
contact their doctor, the Health Department said.
Sam's Club warehouse is owned by Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest
retailer, based in Bentonville, Ark.
