An E. coli O157:H7 outbreak in Vermont has been announced in a recall notice on the USDA’s website today. Two people were sickened after eating cooked beef burgers at an event at Bread & Butter Farm located in Shelburne, Vermont. FSIS was notified about this outbreak on September 30, 2017.
Traceback information indicates that both patients ate ground beef products at that farm during an event that was supplied by Vermont Livestock Slaughter & Processing in Ferrisburg, Vermont. Illness onset dates ranged from September 18, 2017 to September 23, 2017. FSIS is working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Vermont Department of Health to investigate this outbreak and will release more information as it becomes available.
Vermont Livestock recalled 133 pounds of their ground beef products after this outbreak was discovered. The recalled product is 1 pound vacuum sealed packages containing Bread & Butter Farm Ground Beef with lot codes #072517BNB and #072417BNB. The beef was produced on July 24 and 25, 2017. The ground beef has the establishment number “EST. 9558” inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were sold at the Bread & Butter Farm in Vermont.
