Frontiere Natural Meats product recalled over E. coli risk

Recall date

June 3, 2015

Source

U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) — enforcement report

Official notice title

Frontiere Natural Meats recalls Ground Elk meat packaged individually for retail sale in hermetically sealed plastic with a black backing identified wi…

Recall number

F-2783-2015

FDA classification

Class II

Brand / firm

Frontiere Natural Meats

Sold / distributed

Entire amount distributed sent to one customer: Carolina Bison, 3 Westside Dr., Asheville, NC 28806

Why it was recalled

Frontiere Natural Meats, LLC of Denver, Colorado is recalling certain 16 ounce packages of ground elk meat due to potential contamination with Escherichia coli O157:H7.

Class II means using this product may cause temporary or medically reversible health problems; the chance of serious harm is remote.

What was recalled

Ground Elk meat packaged individually for retail sale in hermetically sealed plastic with a black backing identified with Use or Freeze By 04-27-15. The stick-on finished product label is red, white, and black with red, white, and black print writing reading in part: "Natural DK Meats All Natural Ground Elk Net Wt 16 oz Packed for DK Natural Meats Asheville, NC 28806, UPC 055173061006".