Recall Release CLASS I RECALL
FSIS-RC-034-2009 HEALTH RISK: HIGH

This recall release is being reissued to expand the June 24 recall to include approximately 380,000 pounds of assorted beef primal products.

JBS Swift Beef Company, a Greeley, Colo., establishment is voluntarily expanding its June 24 recall to include approximately 380,000 pounds of assorted beef primal

Beef products produced in Colorado by the Brazilian-owned JBS Swift Beef Company on April 21 and 22, 2009, and then shipped to distributors and retail establishments in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah and Wisconsin are now being recalled.

The problem –possible contamination by E. coli 0157:H7– was discovered through federal microbiological sampling and an "investigation into the distribution of other products."

Frankly, we are not sure what that part about an investigation means. It could mean people are already sick.

All totaled, the Greeley, CO-based JBS Swift Beef Company issued a recall for 41,280 pounds of beef, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. 

It is the seventh recall of beef contaminated by E. coli 0157:H7 this year.  Continue reading for the complete list of beef products subject to the recall.Continue Reading Brazil’s JBS Swift Beef Company Issues Recall For E. coli-tainted Beef In 13 States

 Valley Meats LLC, a Coal Valley, Illinois grinding plant recalled approximately 95,898 pounds of ground beef that might have been contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced in late May.

However, the problem was discovered through an epidemiological investigation of illnesses, NOT before the

Portland, OR-based SP Provisions is recalling approximately 39,973 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

The products subject to recall include:

Cascade Natural Beef Brand: 

  • 5-pound and 10-pound bags of ground beef. Each package bears the

The Ohio Department of Health reports a cluster of E. coli O157:H7 infections in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Illinois, prompting FSIS to announce a HIGH HEALTH RISK, CLASS I RECALL.

ILLINOIS FIRM RECALLS GROUND BEEF PRODUCTS DUE E. COLI O157:H7 CONTAMINATION

Valley Meats LLC, a Coal Valley, Ill., establishment is recalling approximately 95,898 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.  The problem was discovered through an epidemiological investigation of illnesses. On May 13, 2009, FSIS was informed by the Ohio Department of Health of a cluster of E. coli O157:H7 infections. Illnesses have been reported in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Illinois.

For more information about E. coli O157:H7, see, www.about-ecoli.com and for complications like Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, see, www.about-hus.com.

The products subject to recall include:

Continue Reading Ohio Reports Cluster Of E. coli 0157:H7 Infections Leading To Ground Beef Recall: Are More E. coli Lawsuits In the Future?