California firm recalls beef due to E. coli: USDA

Source: Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Agriculture Department said S&S Foods LLC is recalling about 153,630 lbs of frozen ground beef products because they may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.

USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service said the Azusa, California-based company was recalling the beef products that were shipped to distribution centers in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Allentown, Pennsylvania. The recall was announced late on Wednesday.

The government said 11 illnesses have been reported with consumption of this product.

The label of the products subject to recall bear the establishment number "EST. 20375" inside the USDA mark of inspection and a case code beginning "06238" ink-jet printed on the side of the box

The following product was subject to the recall: 30-lb boxes of "742798 MFST, 100% GROUND BEEF BULK, 80/20, 1LB.



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for yet ANOTHER meat recall. Just when I got over the last big one, here's another! Guess we'll have to live on nuts and twigs at this point!

The U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service announced the recall of about 51,360 pounds of Tyson-brand raw frozen chicken breast due to mislabeling.

Tyson Foods (NYSE:TSN), Inc. of Vicksburg, Miss., said the chicken breast tenderloin products might contain undeclared soy, posing a health hazard for people allergic to that food product.

The recalled products, also sold under the brand names Sysco, Heritage Valley and Spare Time, were shipped to Tyson food service distributors nationwide.

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