Detroit Restaurant E. Coli Risk
Mark’s Quality Meats, based in Detroit, Michigan, reports the contamination 13,150 pounds of beef products with E. coli 0157:H7, according to a news release from the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The voluntary recall comes after the company submitted a sample to a third party test facility, revealing positive results for E. coli 0157:H7 contamination.
The meats were distributed among various Detroit restaurants, however the restaurant names have not been disclosed. The products were produced on Dec. 20, 21, 24, and 26, and were not available for retail consumer purchasing. No cases of foodborne illness have yet been reported concerning this contamination.
The following products, bearing establishment number 8951, are subject to recall:
- Boxes of "Mark's Quality Meats, Inc., BEEF FOR INDUSTRIAL USE ONLY, BALL TIP STEAKS."
- Boxes of "Mark's Quality Meats, Inc., BEEF FOR INDUSTRIAL USE ONLY, BEEF NY STRIPS."
- Boxes of "Mark's Quality Meats, Inc., BEEF FOR INDUSTRIAL USE ONLY, BEEF T-BONE STEAK."
- Boxes of "Mark's Quality Meats, Inc., BEEF FOR INDUSTRIAL USE ONLY, BEEF PORTERHOUSE STEAK."
- Boxes of "Mark's Quality Meats, Inc., BEEF FOR INDUSTRIAL USE ONLY, BEEF TOP SIRLOIN STEAKS."
- Boxes of "Mark's Quality Meats, Inc., BEEF FOR INDUSTRIAL USE ONLY, BULK GROUND BEEF."
- Boxes of "Mark's Quality Meats, Inc., BEEF FOR INDUSTRIAL USE ONLY, GROUND BEEF PATTIES."
Consumers who have consumed any of these products in Detroit area restaurants are encouraged to seek immediate medical attention if illness develops. FSIS has declared this contamination a Class I recall with a high health risk.
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