Meat Company Recalls Over 6,700 Pounds of Ground Beef Over Possible E. Coli

File photo showing a worker at a meat packing facility monitoring ground beef as it passes through a machine that makes hamburger patties in San Francisco, Ca., on June 24, 2008. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

An Illinois meat wholesaler has recalled more than 6,700 pounds of uncooked beef patties and ground beef over possible E. coli contamination.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced the recall by family-owned and operated meat company Valley Meats on Dec. 31.