Rocky Mountain Natural Meats of Henderson, Colorado has recalled 66,000 pounds of ground bison and tenderized bison steak potentially contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, according to the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
The E. coli outbreak associated with this bison product has so far sickened five people in Colorado and one person in New York. The illnesses began between June 4 and June 9 of 2010. The outbreak victims were identified because testing showed that the strain of E. coli that sickened them all had the same PFGE pattern.
The recalled bison products were sold under several different brand names including Great Range. The Great Range products recalled include:
- 16-ounce packages of “GREAT RANGE BRAND ALL NATURAL GROUND BISON.” These products have a “sell or freeze by” date of June 21, June 22 or June 24, 2010.
- 12-ounce packages of “GREAT RANGE BRAND ALL NATURAL BISON STEAK MEDALLIONS.” These products have a “sell or freeze by” date of June 23 and June 24, 2010
- 12-ounce packages of “GREAT RANGE BRAND ALL NATURAL BISON SIRLOIN STEAKS.” These products have a “sell or freeze by” date of June 20, June 23 and June 24, 2010
