Arkansas Firm Recalls Ground Beef Products
Bob's Food City, a retailer in Hot Springs, Arkansas, has voluntarilly recalled approximately 375 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.
The ground beef products subject to recall were sold as tray packs of varying weights bearing a "Sell By" date of "05/09/09." The products subject to recall include:
- 1-pound through 5-pound tray packs of "GROUND BEEF CHUCK," "GROUND ROUND" or "REGULAR GROUND BEEF." Each pack bears a sell by date of "05/09/09." There is no USDA mark of inspection on the tray packs.
The ground beef was produced on May 7, 2009, and was sold to customers of the Bob's Food City retail store located at 800 Malvern Avenue, in Hot Springs, Ark. The problem was discovered through FSIS routine sampling procedures. Click on the following link to view the FSIS Recall Release.
To date, there have not been any reports of alleged illness due to the consumption of these products. To be sure, thouroughly cooking ground beef patties to an internal temperature of 160 degrees will kill any pathogens that might potentially be present, and render the product perfectly safe.
