Kanagawa: O-157 E. coli detected in 5 of 21 who fell ill after eating cutlets

Five of 21 people who fell ill after eating frozen cutlets sold by a company in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, have been found to suffer from food poisoning from the O-157 strain of E. coli bacteria, prefectural health officials said Tuesday. The patients’ symptoms included stomachaches and diarrhea. The O-157 strain was detected from the cutlets and the patients’ stools. Image: Reproduction/ANN The frozen cutlets, made of minced beef and pork, were sold by the meat company Niku No Ishikawa, according to the prefectural officials. The best-before date of the products, made by a company in neighboring Shizuoka Prefecture on behalf of Niku No Ishikawa, was set at Feb. 26, 2017. The cutlets were sold at 26 Ito-Yokado Co. supermarkets in Kanagawa and Chiba Prefecture. Ito-Yokado, a unit of Seven & I Holdings Co., had removed all of the products from its stores as of Wednesday. Source: Japan Times Image: ANN...