Wal-Mart Recalls Beef Patties

Oct 06, 08:52 AM

Current Headlines: Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has recalled American Chef's Selection Angus Beef Patties after four children were sickened with E. coli infections in Minnesota.

The national recall issued Friday pertains to any of the beef patties bought from any Sam's Club after Aug. 26, the St. Paul (Minn.) Pioneer Press reported Saturday.

International food maker Cargill Inc., based in Minneapolis, makes the patties sold at Sam's Club, which is owned by Wal-Mart.

The children, one of whom remains hospitalized, were sickened from hamburger patties sold at Sam's Club stores in Egan, Maple Grove and White Bear Lake, Minn., the Pioneer Press reported.

Four cases is a pretty small outbreak, but what we hear about is always the tip of the iceberg, said Dr. Kirk Smith, supervisor of the Minnesota Health Department's Foodborne Diseases Unit.

There was no evidence the Minnesota E. coli outbreak was related to the national recall of nearly 22 million pounds of frozen hamburger from Topps Meat Co. The New Jersey-based Topps announced Friday it is closing after 67 years because of its recall, the second-largest in U.S. history.