Nov 3, 2009 4:56 pm US/Eastern
2 Sickened By Tainted Ground Beef File Lawsuits
BOSTON (WBZ) ―
Lawsuits against two meat companies claim a Massachusetts girl and a Rhode Island boy were sickened by ground beef contaminated by E. coli bacteria.
The lawsuits filed Tuesday in Plymouth Superior Court say the children were hospitalized but are now recovering.
A lawsuit against Brockton-based South Shore Meats says 11-year-old Austin Richmond of Lincoln, R.I., became ill Oct. 17 after he
ate a hamburger during a field trip to a boy's camp in Plymouth.
According to court documents, Richmond was treated on the day he got sick and sought additional treatment on Oct. 29, 20 and 23. He was hospitalized on Oct. 29-30.
Richmond tested positive for E.coli. He is still recovering from his injuries.
The second lawsuit, against Ashville, N.Y-based Fairbank Farms, claims 12-year-old Andrea Munro of Marshfield became ill Sept. 28 after
eating meat from that company.
According to court documents, Munro had eaten a burger made from ground beef bought at the Star Market grocery store in Marshfield.
Munro was hospitalized from Sept. 29 to Oct. 3. While in the hospital, she tested positive for E.coli. The meat used to make the hamburgers she ate also tested positive for E. coli.
Each company has recently recalled meat health officials linked to separate E. coli outbreaks.
A spokeswoman for Fairbank Farms declined comment Tuesday. South Shore Meats did not immediately return phone messages.
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