Last week, the USDA issued a recall on approximately 132,000 pounds of ground beef products after one person died and 17 others were sickened with E. coli.
A list of the retailers that possibly received the contaminated products was released by the USDA. The list includes nationwide locations of Albertson’s/Safeway, Sam’s Club, and Target. Other locations that received the beef include:
1 Aldi Stores – Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin
2 FoodMaxx Stores – California
3 Meijer – Nationwide
4 Pak N Save Stores – California
5 Safeway/Albertson’s – Nationwide
6 Sam’s Club – Nationwide
7 Target – Nationwide
8 Vons Stores – California
The meat was processed and packaged by Cargill Meat Solutions in Colorado. The affected products include 3-, 10-, and 20- pound packages of ground beef under the brand names Our Certified, Excel, Sterling Silver, Certified and Fire River Farms. The packages had a use or freeze by date of July 11.
The recall alert was issued because officials are concerned that some of the products may still be in consumers’ freezers. Those who purchased the products are urged to not consume them and to either throw the meat away or return it to the place of purchase.
Cargill released a statement after the recall alert saying that all affected products have been removed from store shelves.
A list of the recalled meat products follows. To view the meat product labels, click here.
• 3-lb. chubs of “OUR CERTIFIED 73/27 FINE GRIND GROUND BEEF” with a USE
OR FREEZE BY JUL/11/18 and case code 00228749057646.
• 3-lb. chubs of “OUR CERTIFIED 73/27 FINE GRIND GROUND BEEF” with a USE
OR FREEZE BY JUL/11/18 and case code 00228749002653.
• 10-lb. chubs of “EXCEL 73/27 FINE GRIND GROUND BEEF” with a Use/Frz. By Jul
11 and case code 00228749089098.
• 10-lb. chubs of “EXCEL 73/27 FINE GRIND GROUND BEEF” with a Use/Frz. By Jul
11 and case code 90028749002751.
• 10-lb. chubs of “EXCEL 81/19 FINE GRIND GROUND BEEF” with a Use/Frz. By Jul
11 and case code 90028749003536.
• 10-lb. chubs of “EXCEL GROUND BEEF 81/19 FINE GRIND” with a Use/Frz. By Jul
11 and case code 00228749003568.
• 10-lb. chubs of “EXCEL CHUCK GROUND BEEF 81/19 FINE GRIND” with a
Use/Frz. By Jul 11 and case code 90028749402773.
• 20-lb. chubs of “EXCEL 81/19 FINE GRIND GROUND BEEF COMBO” with a
Use/Frz. By Jul 11 and case code 90028749073935.
• 10-lb. chubs of “Sterling Silver CHUCK GROUND BEEF 81/19 FINE GRIND” with a
Use/Frz. By Jul 11 and case code 00228749702416.
• 10-lb. chubs of “CERTIFIED ANGUS BEEF CHUCK GROUND BEEF 81/19 FINE
GRIND” with a Use/Frz. By Jul 11 and case code 90028749802405.
• 10-lb. chubs of “CERTIFIED ANGUS BEEF CHUCK GROUND BEEF 81/19 FINE
GRIND” with a Use/Frz. By Jul 11 with case code 00228749802413.
• 10-lb. chubs of “Fire River Farms CLASSIC GROUND BEEF 81/19 FINE
Consumers with questions regarding the recall can call 1-844-419-1574.
