National Steak and Poultry of Oklahoma has recalled 248,000 pounds of various steak products that were processed on four different days in October and may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, a human pathogen banned from hamburger and mechanically tenderized or injected beef steak (legally known as non-intact steak).
Federal health investigators said they became aware of the problem at National Steak and Poultry while investigating a multi-state cluster of E. coli O157:H7 infections. The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), which has been working with state health departments and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said late Thursday in the recall press release that there is an association between blade-tenderized non-intact steaks and E. coli illnesses in Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, South Dakota and Washington.
The restaurant steak E. coli outbreak and recall does not identify which national restaurant chains received the steaks, nor did it say how many people have been infected by the outbreak strains of E. coli O157:H7, a potentially deadly pathogen that is especially dangerous for young children, adults older than 60 and others with weakened immune systems. In more than 5 percent of cases, extremely painful and bloody diarrhea is followed by a life-threatening condition known as hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) or thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP).
Health officials are urging anyone with signs of the disease after eating steak at a restaurant to see a physician immediately. For legal questions, call national food safety law firm Pritzker Olsen at 1-888-377-8900 (Toll Free). The firm has been investigating the outbreak for more than a week and has been contacted by at least one potential victim.
According to the National Steak and Poultry recall, the products in question were packaged on October 12, 13, 14, and 21 and shipped to restaurants nationwide. The cases bear the USDA plant I.D. number of 6010T inside the USDA mark of inspection.
Here is the complete list of recalled products:
- 4-ounce “NATIONAL STEAK AND POULTRY BONELESS BEEF SIRLOIN STEAK,” with an identifying case code of “SC68408.”
- 6-ounce “NATIONAL STEAK AND POULTRY BONELESS BEEF SIRLOIN STEAK,” with an identifying case code of “SP680608.”
- 8-ounce “NATIONAL STEAK AND POULTRY BONELESS BEEF SIRLOIN STEAK,” with an identifying case code of “SC68808”
- 9-ounce “NATIONAL STEAK AND POULTRY BONELESS BEEF SIRLOIN STEAK,” with an identifying case code of “SC68908.”
- “NATIONAL STEAK AND POULTRY BONELESS BEEF TIPS,” with an identifying case code of “69108.”
- “NATIONAL STEAK AND POULTRY BONELESS BEEF SIRLOIN STEAK” with an identifying case code of “XXSP68008.”
- “NATIONAL STEAK AND POULTRY SAVORY SIRLOIN TIPS” with an identifying case code of “XX69008.”
- 5-ounce “NATIONAL STEAK AND POULTRY BACON WRAPPED BEEF FILLET,” with an identifying case code of “23508.”
- “NATIONAL STEAK AND POULTRY USDA SELECT BEEF SHOULDER MARINATED TENDER MEDALLIONS” with an identifying case code of “23289.”
- “NATIONAL STEAK AND POULTRY 75% BONELESS BEEF TRIMMINGS,” with an identifying case code of “33575.”
- “NATIONAL STEAK AND POULTRY BEEF TRIMMINGS,” with an identifying case code of “36545.”
- “NATIONAL STEAK AND POULTRY BEEF SIRLOIN PHILLY STEAK,” with an identifying case code of “88008.”
- 4-ounce “EGN BONELESS BEEF SIRLOIN STEAK,” with an identifying case code of “680425.”
- 7-ounce “EGN BONELESS BEEF SIRLOIN TRI TIP STEAK,” with an identifying case code of “69725.”
- 9-ounce “EGN BONELESS BEEF SIRLOIN TRI TIP STEAK,” with an identifying case code of “680925.”
- 7-ounce “KRM BONELESS BEEF SIRLOIN STEAK,” with an identifying case code of “680715.”
- 9-ounce “KRM BONELESS BEEF SIRLOIN STEAK,” with an identifying case code of “680915.”
- 12-ounce “KRM BONELESS BEEF SIRLOIN STEAK,” with an identifying case code of “680215.”
- 8-ounce “CARINO’S BONELESS BEEF OUTSIDE SKIRT STEAK,” with an identifying case code of “130874.”
- “CARINO’S BONELESS BEEF OUTSIDE SKIRT STEAK PIECES,” with an identifying case code of “13074.”
- “MOE’S BEEF STEAK,” with an identifying case code of “78027.”
