WASHINGTON, DC: New Jersey firm recalls ground beef products due to possible E. coli O157:H7 contamination - (USDA FSIS)

June 8, 2008 – 8:09 pm

WASHINGTON — Dutch’s Meat, Inc., a Trenton, N.J., firm, is recalling approximately 13,275 pounds of ground beef products because they may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today.
The following products are subject to recall:
*10-pound plastic bags of “DUTCH’S MEATS, INC., GROUND BEEF.”
*10-pound vacuum-packed plastic bags of “DUTCH’S MEATS, INC., GROUND BEEF.”
*10-pound boxes of “DUTCH’S MEATS, INC., HAMBURGER PATTIES.”
The ground beef products bear the establishment number “EST. 5424” inside the USDA mark of inspection. The recalled products were packaged from May 27, 2008 through June 6, 2008. This packaging date is stamped on the bag label or box.
These ground beef products were distributed to restaurants and food service institutions in the Trenton, N.J., area. These ground beef products were not available to consumers for direct purchase in retail locations. The problem was discovered by FSIS routine microbiological testing. FSIS has […]


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