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Culebra Meat
Market is recalling three beef cuts it produced and
distributed in the San Antonio area earlier this month
because of possible contamination with E. coli O157:H7,
a bacterium that can cause severe illness.
Products included in the recall are beef stew meat,
carne asada and ground beef produced by the company from
Oct. 2 through Oct. 17. Products were sold to some San
Antonio-area restaurants and in the company’s retail
store, 2800 Culebra Road in San Antonio.
The Texas Department of State Health Services is
investigating whether the products also were sold at
other Culebra retail store locations in San Antonio.
People are advised to discard or return the products.
Cooking the beef is not recommended.
Products sold to consumers at the company’s retail store
were packaged in various weights and wrapped in white
butcher paper with no markings. Products sold to
restaurants were packed in 10-pound boxes labeled with
the company and product names and lot codes 100209
through 101709. The boxes have the inspection label
“TEXAS INSP. & PSD. 740” located inside an outline of
the state of Texas.
The recall
volume is approximately 4,000 pounds.
DSHS laboratory testing detected E. coli O157:H7 in
samples collected from the meat company. The testing was
done as part of a routine DSHS inspection.
DSHS is not aware of any illnesses associated with the
recalled product.
Symptoms of E. coli O157:H7 illness include bloody
diarrhea and stomach pains. People with these symptoms
should seek medical attention immediately. Symptoms
typically occur two to nine days after exposure.
Infection can lead to serious kidney damage or death.
Most healthy adults recover in five to 10 days, but
children under age 5 and the elderly are more likely to
develop a severe illness.
Infected people can pass E. coli O157:H7 to others
through contaminated feces.
More information is available from the company by
calling 210-432-2170. |
