Two Mass. residents made sick after eating beef involved in recall

Two Massachusetts residents were sickened with E. coli after eating ground beef that has now been recalled by a New Hampshire company.Those two cases are part of a cluster of 14 illnesses linked to meat processed by PT Farm, LLC, in North Haverhill, N.H., according to the Massachusetts Office of Health and Human Services. Both of the Massachusetts residents who got sick had eaten the beef while visiting New Hampshire. About 8,800 pounds of raw beef products are being recalled because they may be contaminated with E. coli.More: Information from the USDAThe U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced the recall on Tuesday.It affects ground beef, ground beef patties and other sub-primal cuts produced by PT Farm.The raw, intact and non-intact beef products were produced between June 6 and June 16.The items were shipped to retail locations and for institutional use in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont.The following products are subject to recall: Various weights and various sizes of raw intact and raw non-intact “Chestnut Farms” beef products packed in cardboard boxesVarious weights and various sizes of raw intact and raw non-intact “PT Farm” beef products packed in cardboard boxesVarious weights and various sizes of raw intact and raw non-intact “Miles Smith Farm” beef products packed in cardboard boxesVarious weights and various sizes of raw intact and raw non-intact “Robie Farm” beef products packed in cardboard boxesPeople who bought these products are urged not to consume them.Symptoms of an E. coli infection include severe stomach cramps, diarrhea, fever, nausea and vomiting.

Two Massachusetts residents were sickened with E. coli after eating ground beef that has now been recalled by a New Hampshire company.



Those two cases are part of a cluster of 14 illnesses linked to meat processed by PT Farm, LLC, in North Haverhill, N.H., according to the Massachusetts Office of Health and Human Services. Both of the Massachusetts residents who got sick had eaten the beef while visiting New Hampshire.


About 8,800 pounds of raw beef products are being recalled because they may be contaminated with E. coli.

More: Information from the USDA

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced the recall on Tuesday.

It affects ground beef, ground beef patties and other sub-primal cuts produced by PT Farm.

The raw, intact and non-intact beef products were produced between June 6 and June 16.

The items were shipped to retail locations and for institutional use in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont.

The following products are subject to recall:

Various weights and various sizes of raw intact and raw non-intact “Chestnut Farms” beef products packed in cardboard boxes



Various weights and various sizes of raw intact and raw non-intact “PT Farm” beef products packed in cardboard boxes



Various weights and various sizes of raw intact and raw non-intact “Miles Smith Farm” beef products packed in cardboard boxes



Various weights and various sizes of raw intact and raw non-intact “Robie Farm” beef products packed in cardboard boxes



People who bought these products are urged not to consume them.

Symptoms of an E. coli infection include severe stomach cramps, diarrhea, fever, nausea and vomiting.