If you’re a meat eater, you might want to take a second look at your ground beef package before cooking and consuming it.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Friday that Green Bay Dressed Beef, LCC, based out of Wisconsin, has recalled more than 58,000 pounds of ground beef due to potential E. coli contamination.
The recall comes after a sample of the meat tested by public health officials found Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) O103, according to the Food Safety and Inspection Service.
No illnesses have been reported yet as a result of the recall, but the agency is advising consumers to throw away any affected ground beef out of an abundance of caution. The beef was sent to distribution centers in Ohio, Georgia and Michigan.
The affected ground meat products were produced on August 14, each having an establishment number of EST. 18076.
Click here to find out if your ground beef has a lot code that was affected by this recall.
If anyone has any questions about the recall, they are advised to contact Jennifer Dibbern, the VP of Marketing and Communications at American Foods Group LLC, the parent company of Green Bay Dressed Beef LLC, at 1-800-829-2838. You can also email the company at [email protected].
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