Ground Beef Recall Expanded a Second Time
June 11, 2007, DENVER - State health officials
Monday announced United Food Group, LLC, from Vernon,
Calif., has expanded its June 3 and 6 recalls to include a
total of approximately 5.7 million pounds of both fresh and
frozen ground beef products produced between April 6 and
April 20 because of possible contamination with E.coli
O157:H7.
E.coli O157:H7 is a very serious bacterium that can cause
bloody diarrhea and dehydration. The very young, seniors and
persons with compromised immune systems are the most
susceptible to foodborne illness.
The labels of the products subject to the three recalls
bear the establishment number "EST. 1241" inside the USDA
mark of inspection or printed on the package. All of the
products bear a "use by" or "sell by" date between
"Apr/15/07" and "May/07/07; a "freeze by" date between "Apr
23/07" and "May/07/07;" or a "production date" between
"Apr/06/07" and "Apr/20/07." The frozen ground beef patty
products bear a "sell by" date between "08/06/07" and
"01/20/08."
The recalled products were distributed at Albertsons and
Safeway stores in Colorado.
For a complete list of recalled products, visit
/disclaimer/extlink.asp?link=http://www.fsis.usda.gov/News_&_Events/Expanded_Recall_025_Release_060907/index.asp.
The fresh and frozen ground beef products subject to
recall were shipped to retail stores in Arizona, California,
Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah,
Washington and Wyoming.
For more information, the public may call Dan Rifkin with
the Consumer Protection Division at the Department of Public
Health and Environment. |
