National Beef Recall of Ground Beef Distributed to Kroger, Publix, Winn Dixie, Walmart and Sam’s Club
National Beef Packaging Company of Dodge City, Kansas has recalled over 60,000 pounds of ground beef distributed to Kroger, Publix, Winn Dixie, Walmart and Sam’s Club due to possible E. coli contamination. There have been no reports of illness. The products subject to recall include the following:
Ground beef chubs produced on July 23, 2011 with a Freeze by Date of August 12, 2011:
Boxes containing six 10-pound chubs of “National Beef 80/20 Fine Ground Chuck.” These can be identified by the product code 483.
Boxes containing eight 5-pound chubs of “National Beef 80/20 Fine Ground Chuck.” These can be identified by the product code 684.
Boxes containing twelve 3-pound chubs of “National Beef 80/20 Fine Ground Chuck.” These can be identified by the product code 782 or 785.
Boxes containing six 10-pound chubs of “National Beef 80/20 Fine Ground Chuck.” These can be identified by the product code 787.
Ground beef chubs produced on July 25, 2011 with a Freeze by Date of August 14, 2011:
Boxes containing eight 10-pound chubs of “National Beef 81/19 Fine Ground Beef.” These can be identified by the product code 431.
Boxes containing eight 10-pound chubs of “National Beef 90/10 Fine Ground Beef.” These can be identified by the product code 471.
Boxes containing six 10-pound chubs of “National Beef 86/14 Fine Ground Round.” These can be identified by the product code 494.
Each box and chub bears the establishment number “Est. 262” within the USDA mark of inspection. However, some products listed above may have been repackaged into consumer-size packages and sold under different retail brand names. There have not been any illnesses reported. Children, seniors and people with weak immune systems are the most susceptible to foodborne illness. E. coli O157:H7 can cause dehydration, bloody diarrhea, kidney problems including hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) and kidney failure.
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