Illnesses lead to ground beef recall due to suspected E. coli contamination
Over the holiday weekend the USDA-FSIS announced the recall of 95,925 pounds of ground beef produced by American Foods Group, LLC, that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. The recall is linked to an investigation into two illnesses by the Illinois Department of Public Health.
The affected ground beef was processed at an American Foods Group plant in Green Bay, Wisc., on October 10, 2007 and was sent to retail stores and distributors in Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Tennessee, Wisconsin, and Virginia.
The shipping label bears the establishment number "Est. 18076" inside the USDA inspection mark, but that information won't help consumers know if they have the recalled product in their freezers, because the recalled ground beef was further processed and repackaged. The USDA is urging consumers to contact retailers to ask if they received any of the recalled products.