NH Ground Beef E .coli Recall Spreads to Three Other States

CONCORD, NH — A list of retail outlets selling ground beef that is being recalled due to a recent Escherichia coli O157:H7 (E. coli) outbreak in the Granite State has been released by the federal government. Nearly 9,000 lbs. of raw ground beef produced at PT Farm LLC in North Haverhill, NH, in June of this year are being recalled. The meat was sold to businesses in four states.

The following businesses received the meat that needs to be recalled:

New Hampshire

• Concord Food Co-Op, South Main Street, Concord
• Meadowview Farm, Currier Hill Road, Gilmanton
• Johnson Golden Harvest, West River Road, Hooksett
• Littleton Food Co-Op, Bethlehem Road, Littleton
• Miles Smith Farm, Whitehouse Road, Loudon
• A Market Natural Foods, Loring Street, Manchester
• PT Farm, Benton Road, North Haverhill
• Robie Farm, Route 10, Piermont
• Webster Ridge, Pleasant Street, Websterville

Maine

• Maine Meat (MEat), Wallingford Square, Kittery

Massachusetts

• Chestnut Farms, Turkey Street, Hardwick
• Formaggio Kitchen, Huron Avenue, Cambridge
• M.F. Dulock Pasture-Raised Meats, Highland Avenue, Somerville

Vermont

• Crossroad Farm, West Fairlee Road, Fairlee
• West Enosburg Country Store, West Enosburg Road, Enosburg Falls

The recall includes the following items:

• 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.

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Based on epidemiological investigation, 14 case-patients have been identified with illness onset dates ranging from June 15, to July 10, 2016, according to federal officials. The illnesses were reported from New Hampshire (10), with two reported from Massachusetts, one from Maine and one from Vermont.

“Traceback for 11 case-patients for whom data was available led back to a single slaughter date at PT Farm,” according to the alert. “This investigation is ongoing. FSIS continues to work with the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services on this investigation and will provide updated information as it becomes available.”

State officials are also reminding restaurants and consumers that some of the recalled ground beef may have been frozen so it would be important to check freezers for possible recalled beef.

Any consumers concerned about an illness should contact their healthcare provider. For further information about E. coli visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website at cdc.gov/ecoli/, or to report a suspected case contact the DPHS Bureau of Infectious Disease Control at 603-271-4496.