USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced a recall of ground beef from Valley Meats, LLC, of Coal Valley, Ill. Nearly 100,000 pounds of ground beef products are being recalled because of possible contamination from E. coli O157:H7. There are several products being recalled. The ground beef recall covers meat that has the establishment number “EST. 5712″ inside the USDA mark of inspection on the packaging. The ground beef products were produced on March 10 and distributed nationwide across the U.S.To view a list of products recalled, click here.
According to the USDA FSIS news release, the problem was discovered through an epidemiological investigation of illnesses. On May 13, 2009, FSIS was informed by the Ohio Department of Health of a cluster of E. coli O157:H7 infections. Illnesses have been reported in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Illinois.
Posted: 05/22/09
