Ground Beef Recalled In Georgia Due To E. Coli Concerns

GREEN BAY, WI — A Wisconsin-based business is recalling nearly 60,000 pounds of ground beef that may be contaminated with E. Coli after the meat was shipped to distributors in Michigan, Georgia and Ohio, according to federal officials.

American Foods Group LLC, doing business as Green Bay Dressed Beef LLC, recalled the roughly 58,281 pounds of beef due to concerns about Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O103, which was found in a sample collected by a state public health partner, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service. There were no confirmed reports of adverse reactions as of Friday.

The meat was produced Aug. 14. The following products with the establishment number 18076 were recalled:

• Approximately 80-pound cases containing 10-pound plastic tubes of "90050 BEEF FINE GROUND 81/19" with lot code D123226026;
• Approximately 80-pound cases containing 10-pound plastic tubes of "20473 BEEF HALAL FINE GROUND 73/27" with lot code D123226027;
• Approximately 80-pound cases containing 10-pound plastic tubes of "20105 BEEF FINE GROUND 73/27" with lot code D123226027.

Distributors and customers should not use the products and should throw them away or return them to the place of purchase, authorities said.

People typically fall ill two to eight days after consuming E. coli. Most who are infected develop diarrhea, which is often bloody, and vomiting. Anyone who experiences easy bruising, pallor and decreased urine should immediately seek emergency care for possible hemolytic uremic syndrome, a type of kidney failure most common in children under 5, older adults and those with weakened immune systems.

For more information about the recall, call 1-800-829-2838 or email info@americanfoodsgroup.com.