Texas Made Ground Beef Recalled For Undeclared Allergen

FORT WORTH, TX — Texas Meat Packers Thursday issued a recall of approximately 7,570 pounds of ground beef they say contains soy, a known allergen. The Class I recall was issued afte the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service found the soy was not declared on the product label of the beef.

The Department of Agriculture reports the beef items were produced Sept. 28, 2017. The first recalled product is 40-pound cases of four 10-pound bags of 85/15 Ground Beef Bulk with item code 4013 and "Patterson Food Processors" printed on the label.

The second recalled product is 10-pound cases containing two 5-pound bags of 85/15 Ground Beef Bulk with item code 4012 and "Patterson Food Processors" printed on the label.

According to the Department of Agriculture, the soy was discovered when the FSIS received a complaint from a school about the meat's packaging. No injury or illness has been reported as a result of the allergen.

Anyone concerned about exposure to soy should contact their doctor.

When available, the retail distribution list will be posted on the FSIS website.

This recall was identified as Class I, meaning the allergen poses a health hazard situation where there is a "reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death."

These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.

Image: Carlos Vasquez stacks ground beef patties at a meat packing and distribution facility June 24, 2008 in San Francisco, California. Ground beef distributed by PFP Enterprises LLC, also doing business as Texas Meat Packers, was recalled Thursday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)