If you are preparing to pop some ground beef burgers on the grill over Memorial Day weekend, be sure to check if it's one of the brands listed below as there is currently a recall of nearly 2 million pounds which is potentially tainted with the dangerous E. coli bacteria.
The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service says stores in nine states may have received beef contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.
The FSIS announced earlier this week that 1.8 million pounds of ground beef products were being recalled because they could be contaminated. The federal agency has since named five retailers that may have received the tainted products.
The federal agency has since named five retailers that may have received the tainted products.
They are as follows:
- Gordon Food Service Marketplace stores in Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Wisconsin
- Surf N Turf Market in Sebring, Florida
- Giorgio's Italian Delicatessen in Stuart, Florida
- M Sixty Six General Store in Orleans, Michigan
- Buchtel Food Mart in Buchtel, Ohio
The ground beef is sold under a variety of labels, according to the USDA, but comes from Wolverine Packing Company in Detroit.
"While none of the Wolverine Packing product has tested positive for the pathogen implicated in this outbreak, the company felt it was prudent to take this voluntary recall action in response to the illnesses and initial outbreak investigation findings," Chuck Sanger, a spokesman for Wolverine Packing, said in a statement.
Any customer that purchased the Fresh Premium Angus Beef Steakburger affected by the Wolverine Packaging Co. voluntary recall should discard any remaining product immediately.
E. coli is a large group of bacteria that lives in the intestines of people and animals, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
