FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for 808 Pounds of Tyson Ground Beef Products

Posted on May 21, 2008 by by PritzkerLaw
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The USDA-FSIS has issued a public health alert regarding about 808 pounds of ground beef products produced at Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc., a Lexington, Nebraska, establishment. The ground beef products may have been contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.

ground-beef.jpgTyson Fresh Meats, Inc., (EST. 245L), sold potentially-contaminated chubs of 85% lean, 15% fat coarse ground beef to Sherm’s Food-4-Less retail establishment in Medford, Oregon. Sherm’s Food-4-Less then processed the potentially-contaminated ground beef into various sized packages of ground beef products and sold the potentially-contaminated ground beef to consumers between May 7 and May 19.

The FSIS public health alert is not a recall. FSIS is issuing a public health alert rather than a recall because FSIS has confirmed that none of the affected products remain available for sale at this retail establishment.

Consumers should seek medical attention if they have symptoms of E. coli food poisoning.

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