Brown Packing is recalling beef (veal) trimmings as they may have been contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 and non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC), according to the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
The recall has been initiated after the products tested positive for E. coli O157:H7 and non-O157:H7 STEC, during verification activities by FSIS.
This is classified as Class I health hazard situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death.
The products associated with the recall include around 60lb boxes of Dutch Valley Veal and generically labeled combo bins of fresh of beef veal trimmings.
These products with lot code numbers ranging from 4000 through 4313 and 5167 through 5365 were supplied to distributors and retail locations in Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Missouri, New Jersey and Ohio.
The contaminated trimmings were potentially comingled with other products and portions of those products were shipped to other than cooking facilities.
Consumption of the recalled products may cause dehydration, bloody diarrhea and abdominal cramps. However, no illnesses have been reported associated with the consumption of the recalled products.
