Over 167,000 pounds of ground beef are being recalled by a Detroit meatpacker after being linked to E. coli illnesses in restaurant goers. The beef was shipped by Wolverine Packing Co.
and used in restaurants nationwide, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Thursday.
"The problem was discovered when FSIS was notified by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture of a group of ill persons who had reported that they consumed ground beef prior to their illness," according to the FSIS news release. So far, 15 Minnesotans have become sick, with no illnesses yet reported from other states. The cases all began during the first two weeks of November.
Here's a full list of the products under recall and their labels . The reports of illness triggered an inspection of the Wolverine plant, where "a ground beef sample collected by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture as part of an outbreak investigation tested positive for E. coli O157," the FSIS statement explained.
"FSIS continues to work with the Minnesota Departments of Agriculture and Health on this investigation," the agency said. FSIS is concerned that some of the tainted ground beef might still be in restaurant fridges and freezers. All such products should be thrown away or returned.
The new recall follows a recall of organic carrots tainted with E. coli that was announced on Monday and a major E. coli outbreak that occurred last month and was linked to slivered onions on McDonald.
