2010 Outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 Linked to Beef Processed at Adams Farm Slaughterhouse, LLC, Massachusetts
Ground beef processed by the Athol, Massachusetts based Adams Farm Slaughterhouse, LLC., was recalled on January 11 after the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) confirmed a positive ground beef sample for E. coli O157:H7. The hamburger was collected during an epidemiological investigation of at least one illness.
- Outbreak began:
- January 2010
- Affected Country:
- US
- Affected States/Territories:
- Massachusetts
- Organism(s):
-
- E. coli O157:H7
- Vehicle(s):
- Beef, Ground Beef
- Molecular Results Available:
- Unknown
- Test Results:
- None
- Location(s):
- Grocery Store
- Brand Name(s):
- Mazzarese, Side Hill Farm, Sweet Water Farm
- Product Subject to Recall:
- Yes
-
- Recall Links:
- http://www.fsis.usda.gov/News_&_Events/Recall_002_
- Total ill:
- 1
- Number ill by Case Definition Known:
- No
- Number Laboratory Confirmed Cases:
- N/A
- Number Probable Cases:
- N/A
- Number Possible Cases:
- N/A
- Anyone Hospitalized:
- Unknown
- Number Hospitalized:
- Unknown
- Any Deaths:
- Unknown
- Number Dead:
- Unknown
- Any References:
- Yes