ST. PAUL – The Minnesota Department of Health and the U.S. Department of Agriculture have confirmed a total of 19 cases of E. coli-related illnesses in Minnesota.
The USDA reported that an additional four cases have been linked to the e. coli outbreak, on top of the 11 cases the State Department of Health had confirmed.
The 11 cases were linked to burgers sold at two different restaurants in Minneapolis.
The contamination has been linked to ground beef products sold from Wolverine Packing Co., a meat-packing plant located in Detroit. The Food Safety and Inspection Service said they were first notified of an E. coli-related illness on November 14.
So far, the USDA says Wolverine Packing Co. has recalled 167,277 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli.
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