Eleven Connecticut farms received beef from a Massachusetts slaughter house at the center of a multistate E.coli outbreak.
The Centers for Disease Control said the E. coli outbreak that has sickened several people is likely linked to beef products from Adams Farms Slaughterhouse in Athol, Massachusetts.
According to the U.S. Department of Agricultures’ Food Safety and Inspection Services, the following Connecticut farms received meat from Adams Slaughterhouse:
- Campbell Farm Stand, 1 Campbell Road in Griswold
- Devon Point Farm, 93 Pulpit Rock Road in Woodstock
- Ekonk Hill Turkey Farm, 227 Ekonk Hill Road in Moosup
- Hayes Dairy, 151 East Street in North Granby
- Maple View Farm, 198 Salmon Brook St. in Granby
- Ox Hollow Farm. 222 Judds Bridge Road in Roxbury
- Stonyledge Farm, 58 E Clarks Falls Road in North Stonington
- True Love Farm, 122 Thomaston Road in Morris
- Valley View Farm, 257 Orcuttville Road in Stafford Springs
- Vincent Farm, 355 Westminster Road in Canterbury
- Whippoorwill Farm, 189 Salmon Kill Road in Lakeville
Officials from the state Department of Public Health said they are working with farmers markets to determine if any beef, veal and/or bison meat vendors at the markets have had any animals processed at the Adams Slaughterhouse in Athol, Massachusetts.
Officials from the state Department of Public Health urge consumers and retailers who still have left-over beef, veal or bison products purchased from local farmers’ markets or directly from a farm in Connecticut to check the USDA plant code number printed on the label to verify whether or not the product was processed by Adams’ Slaughterhouse #5497 and is included in this recall.
Consumers who do not have access to the original packaging can contact the farm or retailer where they purchased the meat directly to ask whether or not their product is included in the recall.
Local
An E. coli infection can cause severe stomach cramps, diarrhea, vomiting and a fever. Most people get better within five to seven days.
Some infections are very mild, but others are severe or even life-threatening.
If you have already consumed the recalled product and believe you have developed symptoms of illness, call your physician for follow-up.
The raw intact and non-intact beef products originated from animals slaughtered on July 15, 25, and 27, 2016 and August 3, 8, 10, 11, 17, 24 and 26, 2016, and further processed and packed on various dates between July 21, and September 22, 2016.
The products subject to recall bear establishment number EST. 5497 inside the USDA mark of inspection and have lot numbers:
120361, 121061, 121761, 121861, 122161, 122261, 122361, 122461, 122861, 123061, 123161, 123261, 123561, 123661, 123861, 124561, 125261, 125861, 125961, 124261, 120461, 120961, 121161, 121661, 124461, 125061, 126661.
