Minnesota based Ranchers Legacy Meat has recalled 1,200 pounds of ground beef products as they might be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, said US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
The recalled products were manufactured on 19 November this year and packaged in plastic cryovac sealed packets with different weights of content.
FSIS said that those products hold a Package Code 12/10/2014 and bear the establishment number "Est. 40264" inside the USDA mark of inspection.
These products include Ranchers Legacy Ground Beef Patties 77/23; Ranchers Legacy Ground Chuck Patties 80/20; Ranchers Legacy USDA Choice Ground Beef 80/20; Ranchers Legacy USDA Choice WD Beef Patties 80/20; Ranchers Legacy RD Beef Patties 80/20; OTG Manufacturing Chuck/Brisket RD Patties; Ranchers Legacy Chuck Blend Oval Beef Patties; Ranchers Legacy WD Chuck Blend Patties; Ranchers Legacy USDA Choice NAT Beef Patties 80/20; Ranchers Legacy NAT Beef Patties 80/20; Ranchers Legacy USDA Choice NAT Beef Patties 80/20; Ranchers Legacy Ground Chuck Blend; Ranchers Legacy Chuck Blend Bulk Pack NAT Patties; and Ranchers Legacy Chuck Blend NAT Beef Patties.
FSIS inspection personnel have identified the issue during a routine inspection. It was shipped nationwide to distributors for sales.
The suspected E. coli O157:H7 may cause dehydration, bloody diarrhea and abdominal cramps for 2-8 days after exposure to the organism. In few cases, some develop a type of kidney failure called hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS).
However, no illnesses associated with the consumption of these products have been reported yet, FSIS stated.
