These 11 Connecticut Farms Associated With Multi-State E. Coli Outbreak: USDA

The Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) today released a list of Connecticut farms identified by the USDA as having received beef from Adams Farm Slaughterhouse in Athol, Massachusetts. This is being done as part of the public health response to a recent E. coli:O157 outbreak that has sickened patients in several states, including Connecticut, officials said.

The Connecticut Department of Agriculture is 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, state health officials said in a news release Friday.

DPH encourages consumers and retailers who still have leftover 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, health officials said in a news release.

As of Sunday, seven case-patients have been identified in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and West Virginia with illness onset dates ranging from June 27 to Sept. 4. The Connecticut Department of Public Health said two Connecticut residents were involved in the outbreak. Both were hospitalized and have since recovered.

According to the recall announcement posted Sept. 24, the raw intact and non-intact beef products originated from animals slaughtered on July 15, 25 and 27, as well as Aug. 3, 8, 10, 11, 17, 24 and 26, and were further processed and packed on various dates between July 21 and Sept. 22.

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The items were shipped to farmers' markets, retail locations and restaurants in Massachusetts, Connecticut and eastern New York. FSIS said the products may have been shipped to neighboring states in the immediate area. The slaughterhouse processes and packs beef products for some small producers in Connecticut. Some of these producers only sell their ground beef products directly at the farm or at farmers’ markets throughout the state.

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.

E. coli O157 infection can result in severe stomach cramps, diarrhea (often bloody), vomiting and fever. Most people get better within five to seven days. Some infections are very mild, but others are severe or even life-threatening.

Consumers are reminded to not eat raw or undercooked beef. Ground beef hamburgers and beef mixtures, such as meat loaf, should be cooked to 158 degrees F internally, measured with a food thermometer. If you have already consumed the recalled product and believe you may have developed symptoms of illness, you should contact your physician for follow-up, officials said.

Here is the full list of 11 CT Farms:

Campbell Farm Stand, 1 Campbell Farm Stand, Griswald, CT

Devon Point Farm, 93 Pulpit Rock Road, Woodstock, CT

Ekonk Hill Turkey Farm, 227 Ekonk Hill Road, Moosup, CT

Hayes Dairy, 151 East Street, North Granby, CT

Maple View Farm, 198 Salmon Brook Street, Granby, CT

Ox Hollow Farm, 222 Judds Bridge Road, Roxbury, CT

Stonyledge Farm, 58 E Clarks Falls Road, North Stonington, CT

True Love Farm, 122 Thomaston Road, Moriss, CT

Valley View Farm, 257 Orcuttville Road, Stafford Springs, CT

Vincent Farm, 355 Westminster Road, Canterbury, CT

Whippoorwill Farm, 189 Salmon Kill Road, Lakeville, CT

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