The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is recalling ground beef sold at the Kabul Farms store at 255 Dundas Street West in Mississauga, Ontario because it may be contaminated with E. coli 0157:H7. Product details: Ground Beef Regular Ground Beef Lean Sold in plastic bags of varying weight Sold on May 31, 2012 Packages have a sticker with product name, the store's name, and the price. If you're unsure if you have this product, contact the retailer you purchased the beef from. There may be affected beef stored in home freezers. There have not been any illnesses reported in connection with the consumption of this product. Food contaminated with E. coli 0157:H7 will not look, taste, or smell spoiled. If you have symptoms of E. coli poisoning, including bloody diarrhea … [Read more...]
E.coli 0157:H7 Fears Prompt SC Recall Of 7000 Lbs Of Ground Beef
The South Carolina Meat Poultry Inspection Department (SCMPID) has recalled 6,908 pounds of ground beef that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. The recall was issued after SCMPID lab tests on samples of ground beef produced by Lancaster Frozen Foods, of Lancaster, SC were positive for E. coli O157:H7. Lancaster held the lot while awaiting test results, but additional unground product from the same lot was used by and G&W Incorporated, Hickory Grove, SC. There have been no illnesses reported in association with this recall which includes: 5-lb. bulk packages “Lancaster Frozen Foods Fresh Ground Beef” with Est. # 20 inside the SC mark of inspection. 10-lb. boxes of beef patties “Lancaster Frozen Foods Ground Beef Patties” with Est. # 20 inside the SC mark of … [Read more...]
Sysco Seattle Inc. is Now Recalling EST 761 Beef
Sysco Seattle Inc., a firm in Seattle, Washington, is recalling about 16,800 pounds of ground beef patties imported from Canada because they may have been contaminated with E. coli 0157:H7. Product details: Prime Rib Beef Patties 8 oz. 10 pound boxes Product code 55317 Production code 11 NO 22 Prime Rib Beef patties 71 grams 10 pound boxes Product code 55391 Production code of 11 SE 01 or 12 JA 04 Sysco Seattle Inc. distributed the product to restaurants in Arizona, Colorado, Texas, and Washington Apparently, Sysco began notifying their customers on March 20, 2012 after being contacted by New Food Classics. FSIS was not aware of this action and issued a public health alert earlier today. The recall is for the same product that the alert was based … [Read more...]
More EST 761 and EST 530 Products Recalled
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is adding more products to the recall of ground beef and ground beef products produced at Establishment 761. Product details: Ground Beef - Fresh 9.07 kg package Establishment number 761 Product code of 55362 Production date format of 11 JL 01 up to and including 12 FE 16 Fresh product was prepared for Five Guys Enterprises but was also sold frozen. Country Fried Style Breaded Beef Steak Chopped and Formed 3.90 kg. package Establishment number 530 Product code 50988 Production code format of 08-SEP-11 up to and including 17-Feb-12 Products were distributed nationally through restaurant and institutional establishments Establishment 530 also was part of New Food Classics, in St. Catharines, Ontario that used … [Read more...]
USDA Announces Health Alert for EST 761 Ground Beef Patties From Canada
The United States Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing a public health alert for ground beef patties imported from Canada because they may be contaminated with E. coli 0157:H7. Food Poisoning Bulletin has been reporting on this recall since it began back in February. The products were produced by New Food Classics, CFIA Establishment 761 of Saskatoon, Ontario and imported by Sysco Food Services to a distribution center in Blaine, Washington for use by food service institutions. Product details: Prime Rib Beef patties 8 ounces 10.0 lb boxes Product code 55317 Production code 11 NO 22 Prime Rib Beef patties 71 gram patties 10.0 lb. boxes Product code 55391 Production code of 11 SE 01 or 12 JA 04 The … [Read more...]
Establishment 761 Recall Updated Again
The huge Canadian recall of beef products produced by Establishment 761 has been updated again. The recall now includes beef produced by Establishment 530. Establishment 530 was a New Food Classics facility in St. Catharines, Ontario. The products were manufactured there using product received from Establishment 761. Product detail: Establishment (EST) 530 Country Fried Style Breaded Beef Steak Chopped and Formed Product code 550988 No brand 3.90 kg Production code format of 08-Sept-11 up to and including 17-Feb-12 Sold to hotels, restaurants, and institutions The update also extends the date of production of the recalled products. They were produced from July 1, 2011 through February 16, 2012. These products have one of these codes: Best before date from BB … [Read more...]
CFIA Posts Q&A Regarding Recalled Frozen Beef Products
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has posted a question and answer article regarding the huge frozen beef recall. The food, produced by New Food Classics, a company that declared bankruptcy back in January, may be contaminated with E. coli 0157:H7. The question and answer document will tell you what to do if you have a product, what the government is doing to make sure the recall is complete, and offers tips for safe handling of raw meat and raw ground beef. The recall stretches back to February, 2012 and has been updated often, as more and more products were recalled. Eventually, the Canadian government decided to recall all products with the Establishment number 761, which is the number that was assigned to New Food Classics. … [Read more...]
Grocery Chain Linked to Outbreak Reforms Meat Grinding Records
When the Scarborough, Maine-based Hannaford Supermarket chain was implicated by federal inspectors as the source of a ground beef Salmonella outbreak in the Northeast late last year, the announcement came with some blame from USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). "Based on an examination of Hannaford's limited records, FSIS was unable to determine responsible suppliers," the agency said in its Class I Recall Notice on December 15. "FSIS recently identified this problem at the retail level and is pursuing rulemaking to address the concern. This recall is being issued as part of a continuing investigation. FSIS has not yet been able to identify FSIS-regulated suppliers of raw beef ground at Hannaford Stores related to the outbreak that could be subject to recall action." As … [Read more...]
Hannaford Supermarket Ground Beef Salmonella Outbreak Declared Over
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) expressed frustration with sloppy record keeping in the meat grinding operations at the Hannaford Supermarket chain while its investigators attempted to find the origin of contaminated beef that caused a multi-state outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium that started last October. In the agency's final update on that outbreak, which was issued this week, there was no mention of the impediment - only a recap that the lab-confirmed outbreak caused by store-ground hamburger sickened at least 20 people in seven states, including six each in New York and New Hampshire and four in Maine. Some of the tainted ground beef could potentially still be in customers' home freezers, but the number of new illness has dropped off sharply, with the last … [Read more...]
Consumers Suffer When Meat-Handling Guidelines Are Ignored
Hannaford Supermarkets, the company at the center of a ground beef Salmonella outbreak that has sickened 19 people in seven states, ignored longstanding federal recommendations on minimizing food safety hazards in raw ground meat. First published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in 1998, Guidance for Beef Grinders and Suppliers of Boneless Beef and Trim Products, specifically states that grinders should “prevent any mixing of product from different suppliers” and should maintain records thorough enough “to identify, trace, and retrieve from commerce any ground beef products that may pose a threat to public health.” The USDA, which is investigating the source of the outbreak linked to meat produced at Hannaford Supermarkets, has said the company’s inadequate records and … [Read more...]
