The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a public health alert for raw ground beef products from Greater Omaha Packing Co. that may be contaminated with E. coli bacteria. These products were shipped nationwide to food service institutions and retail locations. Consumers who have purchased these products or food service institutions that have these products are urged not to consume or serve them and to dispose of them immediately.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has issued a nationwide alert for ground beef sold throughout the U.S. that may be contaminated with E. coli. The affected products were produced on March 28, 2024, and have a use or freeze-by date of April 22, 2024. Consumers and food service institutions are urged not to consume or serve the affected products, which should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.
The USDA has issued an alert for ground beef sold nationwide that may be contaminated with E. coli. The affected products were produced on March 28, 2024, and have a use or freeze-by date of April 22, 2024. They have the mark “EST. 960A” inside the USDA inspection mark. Consumers are urged not to consume the products and return them to the place of purchase. The contamination was detected by the beef’s producers during an inventory and no illnesses have been reported.