Mass. lawsuits: 2 kids ill from E. coli meat

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Mass. lawsuits: 2 kids ill from E. coli meat

By CBS 3 Springfield News

Story Published: Nov 3, 2009 at 9:15 PM EST

Story Updated: Nov 3, 2009 at 8:37 PM EST

BOSTON (AP) - 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 at a Massachusetts youth camp.

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.

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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