The Beef with Beef: Listeria Contamination Now in Butcher Boy Beef Burritos

It’s not quite mad cow disease but still, it’s enough to cause alarm for beef lovers and consumers.

According to the US Department of Agriculture, 2,268 pounds of beef and bean burrito are now being recalled by Windsor Food, a California company because of Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Listeria monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, a rare bacterial infection which can induce vomiting, nausea, stomach cramps, diarrhea, severe headache, constipation, persistent fever, stiff neck, loss of balance and convulsions.

Pregnant women, newborn infants, elderly patients, and people with weak immunities are more prone to contracting it – it can be potentially fatal as some patients may suffer miscarriage, stillbirth, meningitis, and seizures.

The recall includes cases of Butcher Boy Red Chile Beef & Bean Burritos which are advised to be kept frozen and can be identified through the following information on the boxes: establishment number est. 1905 within the USDA mark of inspection, package code 1219215 and case code 2080001.

The contaminated beef, which was produced last August 3 has been shipped to a Minnesota storage center for retail distribution. Some of the products may have been sold individually without the establishment number and package code.

The Food Safety and Inspection Service said that while they have not yet received any reports of illnesses, consumers may get in touch with their retailers or may call the company’s Legal Assistant, Corinne Perez at (909) 477-4813.

Beef is such a huge staple in American diet, who doesn’t love hamburgers, steak or beef tacos? But the latest recall involving beef is enough to make any beef lover second thoughts about getting another bite.

Just last August, an aggressive strain of Salmonella was found in beef products made by a Fresno, California-based unit of Beef Packers. Is this some evil plot concocted by PETA to permanently turn meat-lovers off of eating meat?

However, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, every year, there is an estimated 76 million cases of foodborne diseases in the United States with 325,000 hospitalizations and 5,000 deaths.

It is thus the responsibility of food manufacturers and suppliers to ensure that the product they put out on the market is free from any infection or defect which may cause harm to consumers. It is not just the task of regulatory bodies such as the Department of Agriculture to monitor the food that comes to America’s tables.

These companies themselves should take responsibility for the kind of foods they produce because the more consumers get injured or killed by potentially dangerous products, a massive product recall is the least of their problems – quite likely they’ll have to face massive boycott of products and civil claims for damages.

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