Multi-State E. Coli Outbreak Likely Linked to Beef Products

iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Federal and state health officials are investigating an outbreak of E. coli that has sickened at least seven people across four states.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
says that evidence indicates the outbreak likely derived from contaminated beef, veal and bison products produced by Adams Farm Slaughterhouse in Athol, Massachusetts. The company issued a recall on Saturday — you can see the full list of affected products here.

The ill people range in age from 1 to 74, according to the CDC. The cases stem from Connecticut and Massachusetts to Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Five of the seven people infected have been hospitalized.

Consumers are urged to throw away any of the affected products or return them to where they were purchased.

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