The E.coli outbreak that recently sent five people to the hospital, including two from Connecticut, was linked by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to the Adams Farms Slaughterhouse in Athol, Mass. The farm recalled various beef, bison and veal products last weekend.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said it believes the recalled meat was sold at these Connecticut locations:
- Brookside Cattle Company, Brooklyn
- Campbell Farm Stand, Griswold
- Davis IGA Kent, Kent
- Devon Point Farm, Woodstock
- Ekonk Hill Turkey Farm, Moosup
- Hayes Dairy, North Granby
- Maple View Farm, Granby
- Ox Hollow Farm, Roxbury
- Sherman IGA, Sherman
- Stonyledge Farm, North Stonington
- True Love Farm, Morris
- Valley View Farm, Stafford Springs
- Vincent Farm, Canterbury
- Whippoorwill Farm, Lakeville.
The contaminated meat products were also sold at 49 locations in Massachusetts, 10 in New Hampshire, 10 in Vermont, and one each in Rhode Island and New York.
Dr. Joseph Garner, an epidemiologist and chief of medicine at The Hospital of Central Connecticut, said in an interview with WFSB that people affected by the E.coli outbreak — a total of seven, ages 1 through 74, from Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and West Virginia between June 27 and Sept. 4 — could expect some intestinal distress.
“People with this type of e.coli infection get bloody diarrhea,” he said.
The meat also was sold at farmers markets, retail locations and restaurants in Massachusetts and eastern New York. Five people interviewed by the CDC said they they had eaten ground beef before becoming ill. Tests on ground beef from a sickened person’s home and a restaurant confirmed the E.coli presence.
A Brookline, Mass., woman hospitalized four days after eating the contaminated meat has sued both Adams Farms and the butcher shop where she bought the meat.
E.coli may require a visit to an urgent care center for treatment. If your symptoms are life-threatening, call to 9-1-1 or visit the Emergency Department of your local hospital.