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Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereUSDA FSIS·065-2016·Announced 2016-07-26

PT Farm Recalls Raw Beef Products Due To Possible E. Coli O157:H7 Contamination

PT Farm, LLC is recalling approximately 8,800 pounds of raw beef products due to possible E. coli O157:H7 contamination linked to an illness cluster.

The agency’s classification

USDA FSIS: Class I

Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classified this recall as Class I — a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. On that classification alone this is scored Severe; a score of Critical is reserved for recalls where a death or serious injury was reported. The agency gives the reason as: "Product Contamination"

Plain-English summary

PT Farm, LLC, a North Haverhill, N.H. establishment, is recalling approximately 8,800 pounds of raw beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. The recalled items include various weights and sizes of raw intact and non-intact beef products (ground beef, ground beef patties, and other sub-primal cuts) produced between June 6 and June 16, 2016. The products are sold under the brands Chestnut Farms, PT Farm, Miles Smith Farm, and Robie Farm, and bear establishment number M8868 inside the USDA mark of inspection.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) was notified of an E. coli O157:H7 illness cluster on July 20, 2016. Working with the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, FSIS determined a link between the beef products and the cluster. Epidemiological investigation identified 14 case-patients with illness onset dates ranging from June 15 to July 10, 2016. Most illnesses were reported from New Hampshire (10), with 2 from Massachusetts, 1 from Maine, and 1 from Vermont. Traceback for 11 case-patients led back to a single slaughter date at PT Farm.

The affected products were shipped to retail locations and for institutional use in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont. FSIS and the company are concerned that some product may be frozen and in consumers' freezers. Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them and should throw them away or return them to the place of purchase. E. coli O157:H7 is a potentially deadly bacterium that can cause dehydration, bloody diarrhea, and abdominal cramps, and in some cases, hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a type of kidney failure.

The recalled product

Product
PT Farm, LLC Recalls Beef Products Due To Possible E. Coli O157:H7 Contamination
Brand
Montshire Packing, LLC
Manufacturer
Montshire Packing, LLC
Category
Food — Raw Beef
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed in 4 states:

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