Montshire Packing product recalled over E. coli risk

Recall date

July 26, 2016

Source

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA FSIS)

Official notice title

PT Farm, LLC Recalls Beef Products Due To Possible E. Coli O157:H7 Contamination

Recall number

065-2016

FDA classification

Class I

Brand / firm

Montshire Packing, LLC

Sold / distributed

Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont

Why it was recalled

Product Contamination

Class I is the FDA’s most serious recall level: there is a reasonable probability that using this product will cause serious harm or death.

What was recalled

EDITORS NOTE: The following recall release was updated July 28, 2016 to reflect additional epidemiological and traceback information developed since the initial release. WASHINGTON, July 26, 2016 PT Farm, LLC, a North Haverhill, N.H. establishment, is recalling approximately 8,800 pounds of raw beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The raw, intact and non-intact beef product items (ground beef, ground beef patties and other sub-primal cuts) were produced between June 6 and June 16, 2016. The following products are subject to recall: [ View Labels (PDF Only)] Various weights and various sizes of raw intact and raw non-intact Chestnut Farms beef products packed in cardboard boxes. Various weights and various sizes of raw intact and raw non-intact PT Farm beef products packed in cardboard boxes. Various weights and various sizes of raw intact and raw non-intact Miles Smith Farm beef products packed in cardboard boxes. Various weights and various sizes of raw intact and raw non-intact Robie Farm beef products packed in cardboard boxes. The products subject to recall bear establishment number M8868 inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to retail locations and for institutional use in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont. FSIS was notified of an E. coli O157:H7 illness cluster on July 20, 2016. Working in conjunction with the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, FSIS determined that there is a link between the beef products from PT Farm and this illness cluster. Based on epidemiological investigation, 14 case-patients have been identified with illness onset dates ranging from June 15 to July 10, 2016. Most of the 14 illnesses have been reported from New Hampshire (10), with 2 reported from Massachusetts, 1 from Maine, and 1 from Vermont. Traceback for 11 case-patients for whom data was available led back…