First Class Foods Inc., a meat supplier in Hawthorne, Calif., is recalling about 34,373 pounds of organic ground beef products that could be contaminated with E. coli, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Thursday, Dec. 30.
The company found E. coli after its microbiological sampling yielded a positive result for the bacteria.
The company has yet to receive any reports of illnesses associated with consumption of the ground beef products, according to a press release issued by the Department of Agriculture.
The products subjected to recall include 16-oz. packages of Nature’s Harvest Organic Ground Beef Brick with “use by” or “freeze by” dates of Dec. 30, 2010 or Jan. 8, 2011, Organic Harvest Organic Ground Beef Brick sold in three packs with “use by” or “freeze by” dates of Dec. 28, 2010 or Jan. 6, 2011, and Nature’s Harvest Ground Patty with “use by” or “freeze by” dates of Dec. 30, 2010 or Jan. 8, 2011.
The products were shipped to retailers in California, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Wisconsin, and Washington.
The department warned that E. coli is a potentially deadly bacterium that can lead to bloody diarrhea, dehydration, and kidney failure in more severe cases.
The company found E. coli after its microbiological sampling yielded a positive result for the bacteria.
The company has yet to receive any reports of illnesses associated with consumption of the ground beef products, according to a press release issued by the Department of Agriculture.
The products subjected to recall include 16-oz. packages of Nature’s Harvest Organic Ground Beef Brick with “use by” or “freeze by” dates of Dec. 30, 2010 or Jan. 8, 2011, Organic Harvest Organic Ground Beef Brick sold in three packs with “use by” or “freeze by” dates of Dec. 28, 2010 or Jan. 6, 2011, and Nature’s Harvest Ground Patty with “use by” or “freeze by” dates of Dec. 30, 2010 or Jan. 8, 2011.
The products were shipped to retailers in California, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Wisconsin, and Washington.
The department warned that E. coli is a potentially deadly bacterium that can lead to bloody diarrhea, dehydration, and kidney failure in more severe cases.
