Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY
Nearly 43,000 pounds of ground beef, including packages sold at Walmart stores, are being recalled because of possible E. coli contamination.
The Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced late Saturday that Lakeside Refrigerated Services of Swedesboro, New Jersey, is recalling select packages of ground beef produced June 1.
The products, which were sold under brand names including Thomas Farms and Marketside Butcher, may be contaminated with the strain of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and have an establishment number “EST. 46841” inside the USDA mark of inspection, according to the recall notice.
These items were shipped to retail locations nationwide, the notice says. Marketside Butcher products are sold at Walmart.
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The USDA classified the announcement as a “Class I” recall, which it defines as a “health hazard situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death.”
The recall notice says the problem was discovered during routine testing, and there have been no confirmed reports of “adverse reactions due to consumption of these products.”
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E. coli can cause dehydration, bloody diarrhea and abdominal cramps three to four days after exposure – and potentially kidney failure in children under 5 years old and in older adults, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.
The affected products include:
Consumers with questions should call Lakeside Processing Center Call Center at 856-832-3881, the notice says.
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