California Firm Announces Large Beef Recall Due to E. Coli Contamination

Yesterday, Commercial Meat Company, a Los Angeles, California firm, announced a recall of approximately 377,775 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.

The recalled beef products included bulk ground beef, ground beef patties, ground beef taco, and ground beef chili .

The products subject to recall were produced between Sept. 7, 2011 and Oct. 6, 2011 and were shipped primarily to restaurants in California and Nevada.

The problem was discovered through routine monitoring by the Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service, which confirmed a positive result for E.coli O157:H7.

There have, to date, been no reports of illnesses associated with consumption of these products.

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Tom D'Amore is the founder of D'Amore Law Group and a trial attorney with over 30 years of experience representing injured people and their families across the West Coast, securing more than $325 million in recoveries. He handles cases involving car accidents, trucking accidents, construction injuries, medical malpractice, and sexual abuse. Licensed in Oregon, Washington, and California, Tom is the only NBTA board-certified truck accident attorney in Oregon. He is a national Board of Governors member, past Executive Committee member, and past Budget and Audit Chair of the American Association for Justice, as well as past President of the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association and an Eagle member of the Washington State Association for Justice.

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