Miniat Foods product recalled over E. coli risk

Recall date

April 23, 2019

Source

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA FSIS)

Official notice title

K2D Foods Recalls Raw Ground Beef Products Due to Possible E. coli O103 Contamination

Recall number

047-2019

FDA classification

Class I

Brand / firm

Miniat Foods LLC

Sold / distributed

Florida, Georgia

Why it was recalled

Product Contamination

Class I is the FDA’s most serious recall level: there is a reasonable probability that using this product will cause serious harm or death.

What was recalled

EDITORS NOTE: Editors note: FSIS and our public health partners, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state public health officials, are investigating an E. coli O103 outbreak. Unopened, intact, ground beef collected from a restaurant where multiple case-patients reported dining tested positive for E. coli O103 with a strain closely related to the outbreak strain. Further traceback of the beef used to produce the recalled products is ongoing and, based on the continuing investigation, additional products may be recalled. Editors note: FSIS and our public health partners, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state public health officials, are investigating an E. coli O103 outbreak . Further testing is ongoing to determine if the recalled ground beef products are related to the E. coli O103 outbreak. Based on the continuing investigation, additional product may be recalled. WASHINGTON, April 23, 2019 K2D Foods, doing business as (DBA) Colorado Premium Foods, a Carrolton, Ga. establishment, is recalling approximately 113,424 pounds of raw ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O103, the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The raw ground beef items were produced on March 26, March 29, April 2, April 5, April 10, and April 12, 2019. The following products are subject to recall: [ View Labels (PDF only)] Two 24-lb. vacuum-packed packages in cardboard boxes containing raw GROUND BEEF PUCK with Use Thru dates of 4/14/19, 4/17/19, 4/20/19, 4/23/19, 4/28/19, and 4/30/19. The products subject to recall bear establishment number EST. 51308 inside the USDA mark of inspection on the boxes. These items were shipped to distributors in Port Orange, Fla. and Norcross, Ga. for further distribution to restaurants. FSIS and its public health partners, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Tennessee Department of Health,…