For Americans across the country, beef is sometimes what is for dinner. Unfortunately, one beef manufacturer added a side dish that can cause personal injury or wrongful death: E. coli. As such, JBS Swift Beef Company of Greeley, Colorado is expanding its previous beef recall to include about 380,000 more pounds of products because of possible E. coli contamination.
JBS Swift Beef Company has expanded its product liability recall of beef due to E. coli.
Our firm’s San Diego personal injury lawyers believe companies who are responsible for goods that are eaten by consumers should make sure their products do not cause personal injury or wrongful death.
E. coli can cause a stomach flu or more serious personal injury like kidney failure which can lead to wrongful death. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) offers a web page dedicated to knowledge and methods to prevent E. coli from causing personal injury.
An earlier recall involved about 41,000 pounds, but the U.S. Department of Agriculture said that all the beef products in the expanded recall were produced April 21 and are in boxes marked “EST. 969,” a package date of “042109″ and a time stamp ranging from “0618 to 1130″.
The products liability recall covered products that were made April 21-22, 2009 and shipped to 13 states including California, Arizona and Oregon. Personal injury and illnesses in 24 cases in those states led to an expansion of the recall.
When going to the supermarket or butcher to get your meat products, E. coli is one of the things to be mindful of. Consumers can only do so much to protect themselves, so companies who prep and package meat products should take all precautions possible to prevent personal injury or illness from E. coli bacteria.
The personal injury attorneys who work at our San Diego firm believe when those companies fail to do what they are responsible for in providing food safe to eat, hiring an experienced personal injury attorney will help clients get a settlement to help pay for medical bill costs as well as pain and suffering.
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About Michael PinesMichael Pines is a former insurance company attorney who specializes in car accident injury. While he was an insurance attorney, he learned from behind the scenes on how insurance companies work and how they decided to pay injured people. Now that he works against insurance companies, Michael's inside knowledge has resulted in significant benefits to his clients injured in car accidents.
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