Whole Foods Market locations, South Weymouth, Mass. and Newton, Mass., are recalling 368 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
125 lbs. of the following ground beef products produced on June 8, 2014 at the Newton, Mass. location are subject to recall:
Wolverine Packing Company, a Detroit, Mich. establishment, is recalling approximately 1.8 million pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
The ground beef products were produced between March 31, 2014 and April 18, 2014. For a full list of products that were recalled please see the attached document.
The products subject to recall bear the establishment number “EST. 2574B” and will have a production date code in the format “Packing Nos: MM DD 14” between “03 31 14” and “04 18 14”. These products were shipped to distributors for restaurant use in Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, and Ohio. There was no distribution of the products to the Department of Defense, the National School Lunch Program, or catalog/internet sales.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Groupe Colabor are updating the recall of ground veal for E. coli O157:NM to include ground beef products. These products were identified during the CFIA’s food safety investigation. No illnesses have been reported to date.
The newly recalled products include Viandes Lauzon Extra Lean Ground Beef in 2 x 2.5 kg. packages. The code on the product is 30/04/14, and Item # 33345. Also recalled is Viandes Lauzon Lean Ground Beef in 2 x 2.5 kg packages, with code 30/04/14 and Item # 33355. Finally, Viandes Lauzon Medium Ground Beef is recalled, in 2 x 2.5 kg. packages. The Item number is 33318.
The products were sold in Quebec to hotel, restaurants, and institutions such as daycares and healthcare facilities. You can see photos of the product labels at the CFIA web site.
If you purchased this product, return it to the place of purchase for a refund. Foods contaminated with E. coli O157 bacteria will not look, taste, or smell spoiled. But this pathogenic bacteria can cause nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, and watery and bloody diarrhea. Some who are sickened with this bacteria can develop hemolytic uremic syndrome and have permanent kidney damage.
Costco, in Coon Rapids, Minn., is recalling an undetermined amount of lean fresh ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
The product subject to recall is 383 units of 88% lean fresh ground beef (88/12). It bears the Costco item number 33724 under the Costco label. This product was sold directly to 342 consumers in a Costco located at 12547 Riverdale Blvd., Coon Rapids, Minn., between Sept. 4 and Sept. 7.
National Beef Packing Co., a Liberal, Kan., establishment, is recalling approximately 22,737 pounds of raw ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
The problem was discovered through routine FSIS monitoring which confirmed a positive result for E.coli O157:H7. An investigation determined the firm was the sole supplier of the source materials used to produce the positive product. FSIS and the company have received no reports of illnesses associated with consumption of these products.
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Food Safety News – First Outbreak Update
An emerging outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium has expanded to five states with 16 people infected with the outbreak strain, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta said Friday.
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)– just 24 hours earlier– announced the existence of the outbreak with seven illnesses in two states, Michigan and Arizona.
CDC said the states and the number of persons infected in the outbreak now includes: Arizona (!), Illinois (2), Iowa (1), Michigan (9), and Wisconsin (3). No deaths have been reported, but 53 percent of the ill persons have required hospitalization.
Food Safety News – Second Outbreak
A second Michigan retail store has recalled about 550 pounds of ground beef products that may be associated with a Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak linked to a Macomb County restaurant.
Troy-based Gab Halal Foods recalled various size bags of ground beef, wrapped in clear plastic. The recalled product was produced between Dec. 4, and Dec. 10, 2012 and distributed to the Macomb County restaurant and directly to consumers.
The beef products were sold without labels.
According to USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), the second recall was initiated out of concern for a cluster of Salmonella Typhimurium illnesses that may be caused by eating a raw ground beef product at a restaurant in Michigan’s Macomb County.
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Main Street Quality Meats, a Salt Lake City, Utah establishment, is recalling approximately 2,310 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
The following products are subject to recall:
Higa Meat & Pork Market, a Honolulu, HI establishment, is recalling approximately 4,100 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
The following products are subject to recall:
The public warning issued on September 30, 2012 has been updated to include additional products. Previously identified products included in this recallcan be found on the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) website at http://www.inspection.gc.ca/recalls.
The CFIA is warning the public, distributors and food service establishments not to consume, sell, or serve the beef products described at this link because the products may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.
The affected products are associated with the same XL Foods manufacturing dates of August 24, 27, 28, 29 and September 5, 2012, as the previously recalled ground beef products. The trace out from XL to secondary and tertiary distributors, manufacturers and retailers could result in a large number of affected products over a wide range of codes and dates.
The following products (see link), made from beef voluntarily recalled by XL Foods (Est. 38), are affected by this alert:
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The public warning issued on September 18, 2012 has been expanded to include additional ground beef products because the products may be contaminated with E. coliO157:H7.
The CFIA is warning the public, distributors and food service establishments not to consume, sell, or serve the ground beef products described in the link above because the products may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning the public, distributors and food service establishments not to consume, sell, or serve the ground beef products described below because the products may be contaminated with E. coliO157:H7.
The following products, made from beef voluntarily recalled by XL Foods (Est. 38), are affected by this alert:
| Brand | Product | Size | UPC | Codes / Dates | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calahoo Meats | 4/1 B.B. Burgers | 4.54 kg | Item 0200525 | Lot 2244 | Alberta |
| Kirkland Signature | Lean ground beef 15% fat or less | Various | Starts with 2 21927 | Pack On Dates between 12AU30 and 12SE15 | National |
| Kirkland Signature | Lean ground beef patties / 15% fat or less | Various | Starts with 2 52733 | Pack On Dates between 12AU30 and 12SE15 | National |
| Kirkland Signature | Ground beef tube 86% lean full case / Manual weight | Various | Starts with 2 97420 | Pack On Dates between 12AU30 and 12SE15 | National |
| Safeway | Ground Beef Regular | Various | Starts with 201637 | EST 573 Best Before or Freeze By dates between 12SE09 and 12SE23 |
Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan |
| Safeway | Ground Beef Lean | Various | Starts with 201670 | EST 573 Best Before or Freeze By dates between 12SE09 and 12SE23 |
Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan |
| Safeway | Ground Beef Lean Large Pack | Various | Starts with 201654 | EST 573 Best Before or Freeze By dates between 12SE09 and 12SE23 |
Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan |
| Safeway | Lean Ground Beef Patties Fresh | Various | Starts with 201650 | EST 573 Best Before or Freeze By dates between 12SE09 and 12SE23 |
Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan |
| Safeway | Medium Ground Beef Chuck | Various | Starts with 201730 | EST 573 Best Before or Freeze By dates between 12SE09 and 12SE23 |
Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan |
| Safeway | Ground Beef Extra Lean | Various | Starts with 201681 | EST 573 Best Before or Freeze By dates between 12SE09 and 12SE23 |
Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan |
| Safeway | Ground Beef Extra Lean Large Pack | Various | Starts with 201661 | EST 573 Best Before or Freeze By dates between 12SE09 and 12SE23 |
Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan |
| Safeway | MS Lean Ground Beef Patties Sundried Tomato & Asiago Cheese | Various | Starts with 209544 | Best Before dates between 12AU29 and 12SE19 | Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan |
| Safeway | MS Lean Beef Patties Cheddar Cheese | Various | Starts with 209553 | Best Before dates between 12AU29 and 12SE19 | Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan |
| Safeway | MS Lean Ground Beef Meatloaf | Various | Starts with 209289 | Best Before dates between 12AU29 and 12SE19 | Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan |
| Safeway | MS Lean Ground Beef Sliders | Various | Starts with 209893 | Best Before dates between 12AU29 and 12SE19 | Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan |
| Safeway | MS Meatballs – Made from lean ground beef and pork | Various | Starts with 209241 | Best Before dates between 12AU29 and 12SE19 | Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan |
| Safeway | MS Beef Lean Ground Stuffed Peppers | Various | Starts with 209628 | Best Before dates between 12AU29 and 12SE19 | Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan |
| Safeway | MS Ground Sirloin Patties | Various | Starts with 201674 | Best Before dates between 12AU29 and 12SE19 | Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan |
| Safeway | Lean Ground Beef | Various | Starts with 221643 | Best Before dates between 12AU29 and 12SE19 | Alberta, British Columbia |
| Safeway | Extra Lean Ground Beef | Various | Starts with 221670 | Best Before dates between 12AU29 and 12SE19 | Alberta, British Columbia |
| Safeway | Regular Ground Beef | Various | Starts with 221634 | Best Before dates between 12AU29 and 12SE19 | Alberta, British Columbia |
| Safeway | Ground Chuck | Various | Starts with 201637 | Best Before dates between 12AU29 and 12SE19 | Alberta, British Columbia |
| None | Regular Ground Beef | 454 g 1 lb |
0 27182 04350 2 | EST 128 Sep/17/12 Sep/18/12 Sep/20/12 |
Walmart stores in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan |
| None | Medium Ground Beef | 1.36 kg 3 lb |
0 27182 04367 0 | EST 128 Sep/18/12 |
Walmart stores in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan |
| None | Lean Ground Beef | 454 g 1 lb |
0 27182 04373 1 | EST 128 Sep/17/12 Sep/20/12 |
Walmart stores in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan |
| None | Beef Bearpaw Burger 5oz | 5.10 kg | 6 26957 83655 6 | EST 128 Pack Date Sep 07, 2012 |
Alberta |
Consumers who are unsure if they have affected products are advised to check with the store(s) where they were purchased.
There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of these products.
This voluntary recall is part of an ongoing food safety investigation. The CFIA is working with the recalling firms and distributors to identify and verify all affected products. If additional affected products are confirmed, this table will be updated on the CFIA website.
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