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Add dozens of Target and Meijer groceries in the Chicago area to the growing list of retailers reminiscent of ground beef because of their possible E. coli contamination.
The US Department of Agriculture said the two chains were part of a national recall of 132,600 pounds of chuck produced at Cargill Meat Solutions in Fort Morgan, Colorado. The beef was processed in June and expired in July.
Target stores nationwide have been included in a reminder update released Wednesday on the USDA website. Target, based in Minneapolis, has 77 stores in the Chicago area.
"Food safety is extremely important to Target and we take seriously our responsibility to provide safe products to our customers," said Danielle Schumann, a Target spokesperson. Cargill's recall had an impact on three items of ground beef sold in 1,580 stores across the country with an expiry date set for July 18, 2018. "
Target stores in the Chicago area sold two of the three recalled products in 21.28 ounce packages under the Archer Farms Ground Beef label, Schumann said.
Meijer, a Michigan chain with 22 grocery stores in the Chicago area, has posted a recall notice on its website for a variety of ground beef products and beef patties sold between June 22 and July 11.
Target and Meijer both offer refunds for recalled beef.
Last week, Aldi issued a recall for ground beef products sold in Illinois and in 10 other states of the Cargill plant as part of the possible E. coli contamination.
Aldi, headquartered in the suburbs of Batavia, operates more than 1,800 US stores in 35 states.
Grocery chains in the Chicago area, Mariano's and Jewel-Osco, were not affected by the Cargill recall, both companies said last week.
The USDA said the ground chuck was manufactured and packaged on June 21 and shipped to retail outlets nationwide. Given that the affected beef has expired in July, the main concern is that consumers can keep some of the product in their freezer.
On August 16, the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service determined that the raw ground beef produced at the Cargill plant was the likely source E. coli epidemic that sickened 18 people, mainly in Florida, with dates of onset of the disease from July 5 to 25.
Most people infected with E. coli develop diarrhea and vomiting and usually recover within a week. In some cases, a serious infection can lead to kidney failure.
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