Attention all hamburger lovers – your state might be one of those affected by a recent ground beef recall that has the potential to be quite dangerous.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) recently announced that ground beef is being recalled and pulled off of shelves due to testing that revealed “the presence of E. coli.” The meat was reportedly sold and distributed throughout six U.S. states, and health officials are warning people to check their freezers and discard any recalled beef for their personal safety. Read more about it below.
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Ground Beef Is Being Recalled In Six U.S. States Due To E. Coli Concerns
If you love cooking recipes with ground beef like burgers, meat sauce, and more, or like to have it on hand in your freezer, you might want to double-check the type of beef you've purchased, as one distributor has had to recall over 2,000 pounds of ground beef after routine testing raised concerns over E. coli contamination.
On December 27th, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service made a formal announcement that they, alongside the meat distributor Mountain West Food Group, LLC., from Idaho, were recalling 2,800 pounds of raw ground beef products "that may be contaminated with E. coli."
The raw beef was created and distributed on December 16th, and was sold in 16-oz. vacuum-sealed packages with the words "FORWARD FARMS GRASS-FED GROUND BEEF" and "USE OF FREEZE BY 01/13/26" printed on the side of the packages.
What To Do If You Might've Purchased Recalled Beef
According to the announcement from the FSIS, the potentially contaminated beef products were sent to distributors in California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Pennsylvania, and Washington to be further sold for retail purposes.
Thankfully, as of the end of December, the FSIS report stated that there have been "no confirmed reports of illness" related to the presence of E. coli; however, anyone who believes they might've purchased the recalled meat and is presenting stomach virus-like symptoms should contact their healthcare provider immediately.
"FSIS is concerned that some product may be in consumers' refrigerators or freezers," wrote the FSIS. "Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase."
