In a vaguely wide ranging recall, some meats that were shipped to Colorado restaurants and hotels may be contaminated with E-Coli bacteria.

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Though no illnesses have been reported yet, nearly 27,000 pounds of meat produced at a Denver meat processing facility have been recalled for potential E-Coli bacteria contamination.

The Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced the issue last Friday (July 3, 2015) just ahead of the 4th of July weekend.  On June 30th during an in-house sampling, Lombardi Brothers Meats found traces of E-Coli O157:H7 in some tenderized steaks and ground beef shipments that went out to restaurants and hotels in Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and New Mexico.

So, as they recall those 27,000 pounds of steak and ground beef that they sent out to restaurants across the area, the question is- WHICH restaurants and hotels may have served the contaminated products?

According to the FSIS if you have consumed E-Coli contaminated food, here’s what could happen, and when:

E. coli O157:H7 is a potentially deadly bacterium that can cause dehydration, bloody diarrhea and abdominal cramps 2–8 days (3–4 days, on average) after exposure to the organism. While most people recover within a week, some develop a type of kidney failure called hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). This condition can occur among persons of any age but is most common in children under 5-years old and older adults. It is marked by easy bruising, pallor and decreased urine output. Persons who experience these symptoms should seek emergency medical care immediately.

With any luck, they’ll announce what restaurants and hotels received the product and may have served it, so that you’ll know if you should be concerned. In the meantime…  Uggh.

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