Richwood Meat Co.(JUST IN)

MERCED, Calif. -- About 100,000 pounds of frozen hamburger from RICHWOOD MEAT CO. were recalled from five states Friday, prompted by symptoms of E. coli infections in three children who had eaten burgers from sports concessions, according to press reports. The meat was processed almost a year ago, but California state authorities apparently fear the patties may have been kept in the freezers of seasonal outlets that are just now opening. It was the second major E. coli-related recall of meat in three days, including one linked to the HOSS'S STEAK AND SEA HOUSE chain in Pennsylvania. The patties supplied by Merced-based Richwood Meat reportedly were distributed also in Arizona, …