Central Valley Meat Company is recalling 58,240 pounds of ground beef that may contain small pieces of plastic. The products are 40 pound cases containing 10 pound chubs of “Fine Ground Beef”. The products have the establishment number “Est. 6063A” inside the USDA mark of inspection. The beef was produced on April 1, 2013 and has case codes “6063A3091A” or “6063A3091B”.
The ground beef was shipped to distribution centers in Arkansas, California, Montana, and Texas and were intended for use by the National School Lunch Program. The problem was discovered during an investigation after consumers complained. There have been no reports of injury or illness due to the consumption of this product.