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No new E. coli cases in beef scare; recall expanded
The suspect meat had been shipped to eight states; affected retailers found a new supplier to restock their shelves.
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No new cases of illness have been reported in Minnesota since an outbreak linked to tainted beef earlier in the week, the Minnesota Department of Health said Friday.
A recall associated with the E. coli outbreak has since been widened beyond the Midwest.
Seven people were sickened -- three of them were hospitalized -- after eating ground beef from Lunds or Byerly's stores. All have since recovered.
Lunds and Byerly's supermarkets, which earlier this week cleared their shelves of beef from the supplier of the suspect meat, restocked its ground beef supplies Friday after finding a new supplier for its 21 Minnesota stores, spokesman Aaron Sorenson said.
PM Beef Holdings, a Windom, Minn., beef processor, has voluntarily recalled 117,500 pounds of beef shipped to eight states, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
"Because these products later became ground beef sold under many different retail brand names, consumers should check with their local retailer to determine whether they may have purchased any of the products subject to recall," the USDA said.
Cub Foods was not affected by the recall, according to its parent, Supervalu Inc. of Eden Prairie.
The USDA said the agency has no list of other Minnesota retailers who may have received the meat in question.
"Customer distribution chains change daily," said Steven Cohen, a spokesman for the agency's Food Safety and Inspection Service. "We don't have a comprehensive customer list until we compile it."
In addition to Minnesota retailers, the suspected ground beef was shipped to Arizona, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Ohio, Virginia and Wisconsin. The meat had been prepared March 27.
A USDA advisory called on consumers to use meat thermometers to always cook beef to 160 degrees.
Stomach cramps and severe diarrhea are typical symptoms brought on by exposure to E. coli. However, eating contaminated food can also lead to life-threatening complications, including kidney failure.
Mike Meyers • 612-673-1746 • meyers@startribune.com
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