The news comes after Rich Products Corp. issued a recall forapproximately 10 million pounds of frozen food items. There have been, at least in 15 states, 27 reported E. coliillnesses related to the frozen food items recalled. Dwight Gram a companyspokesman of Rich Products told the press that about 3 million pounds may stillbe in the marketplace and approximately 300,000 pounds may have ended up inschool lunchrooms.
A majority of the items shipped to schools were labeled aspizza dippers and pepperoni pizzatas.Students and teachers who consumed the contaminated itemsmay face serious health issues. E. coli infection can cause mild diarrhea ormore severe complications, including kidney damage. According to the FederalCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, 81 percent of the people who fellill after consuming tainted food were under the age of 21. Of those, ninepeople were hospitalized and two have developed hemolytic uremic syndrome, atype of kidney failure that can have lasting health effects.Some laboratories cannot identify the strain of E. coli thatis linked to the Farm Rich brand products because it is rare. Therefore, theCDC is under the impression that many illnesses may not have been identified.However, health officials have been able to directly linkthe outbreak strain to two different Farm Rich brand products – frozen minipizza slices and frozen chicken quesadillas. There were various E. coli strainsamples collected from those products in the Texas and New York homes of twopeople who became ill.So far it is unclear if any illnesses are linked to foodsshipped to the schools.Initially, the frozen snacks were recalled two weeks ago by RichProducts for certain Farm Rich and Market Day brand products because of thepossible E. coli contamination.
A second extension was issued last week and atthat point the company expanded that recall to include everything made at itsWaycross, Ga. Plant. Products manufactured at other plants have not been affected.At least one school district warned parents that food servedin its cafeterias was recalled because of possible E. coli contamination. Otherdistricts are encouraged to inform parents as well.

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