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SALT LAKE CITY – The Swift Beef Co. announced Saturday the recall of nearly 100,000 pounds of raw beef recently processed in its facilities in northern Utah.
In a prepared statement, officials from the US Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said that 99,260 pounds of raw ground beef produced at the Swift Beef plant, 410 N 200 West in Hyrum, could have been contaminated with E. coli.
According to the statement, the contamination was discovered by FSIS inspectors on November 15 and a reminder was issued the next day.
All recalled articles bear the establishment number EST. 628 'inside the USDA inspection mark, "the statement said, and include the following products:
- 2,000 lb. – Bulk Pack of Swift 81/19 (Lean at 81 Percent) Ground Beef Mixed with Fine Grinding Product Code 42982.
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8-10 lb – 81/19 (81 percent lean) ground beef chubs wrapped in plastic and roughly ground, product code 42410.
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8-10 lbs – ground beef chops 93/07 "lean beef" wrapped in plastic and coarsely ground, product code 42413.
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8-10 lb. – 85/15 (85% lean) ground beef cheddies, coated with plastic, coarse sheep, code 42415.
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8-10 lbs. – ground beef 73/27, coated with plastic, 73/27 "Beef Blue" (73% lean), product code 42510.
The FSIS statement states that the affected items were shipped to distributors in California, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington.
Anyone who thinks they have been sick of contaminated meat is asked to contact their health care provider. Further information on the recall can be found at www.fsis.usda.gov.
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