If you're adding ground beef to any part of your Thanksgiving or holiday menus, you need to check read this carefully. Swift Beef Company is recalling approximately 99,260 pounds of raw ground beef products due to a possible E. coli contamination. The company realized the problem on the 15th of this month (November) and the U.S Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service made it public on Saturday.
The recalled products have the establishment number "EST. 628" inside the USDA mark of inspection and were produced on Oct. 24, 2018.
The following items are on the recall list:
•2,000 lb. - bulk pallets of Swift Ground Beef 81/19 (81% lean) Fine Grind Combo bearing product code 42982.
•8-10 lb. - plastic wrapped chubs of "blue ribbon BEEF" Ground Beef 81/19 (81% lean) Coarse Grind bearing product code 42410.
•8-10 lb. - plastic wrapped chubs of blue ribbon BEEF" Ground Beef 93/07 (93% lean) Coarse Grind bearing product code 42413.
•8-10 lb. - plastic wrapped chubs of "blue ribbon BEEF" Ground Beef 85/15 (85% lean) Coarse Grind bearing product code 42415.
•8-10 lb. - plastic wrapped chubs of "blue ribbon BEEF" Ground Beef 73/27 (73% lean) Coarse Grind bearing product code 42510.
No reactions to these products are known yet, but the company is being cautious. Always be sure to fully cook all red meat.
If you have any questions you can contact toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline 1-888-MPHotline
(1-888-674-6854)