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Cargill Meat Solutions is recalling 60 tonnes of ground beef products

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Cargill Meat Solutions, a Fort Morgan, Colo. establishment, is recalling approximately 132,606 pounds (60 tonnes) of ground beef products made from the chuck portion of the carcass that may be contaminated with Escherichia coli O26.

Posted on Sep 20 ,10:05

Cargill Meat Solutions is recalling 60 tonnes of ground beef products

The ground beef items were produced and packaged on June 21, 2018.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said that it was notified of an investigation of E. coli O26 illnesses on August 16,2018. FSIS, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and state public health and agriculture partners determined that raw ground beef was the probable source of the reported illnesses.

There have been identified 17 illnesses and one death with illness onset dates ranging from July 5 to July 25, 2018.

The Cargill Meat Solutions’ ground beef products were identified following further investigation related to another recall conducted on August 30, 2018, where ground beef products were taken off the market in connection with the E. coli O26 outbreak.

FSIS’ traceback information indicated that case-patients consumed ground beef products purchased at various retail stores that were supplied by Cargill Meat Solutions.

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