15,865 pounds of boxes of Beef Outside Skirt Steak recalled over E. coli risk

Recall date

February 4, 2014

Source

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA FSIS)

Official notice title

Texas Firm Recalls Beef Products Due To Possible E. Coli Contamination

Recall number

010-2014

FDA classification

Class I

Sold / distributed

Arizona, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, Texas

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

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 2014 PFP Enterprises, a Fort Worth, Texas, establishment, is recalling approximately 15,865 pounds of beef products because they may be contaminated with E. coli O103, E. coli O111, E. coli O121, E. coli O145, E. coli O26 and E. coli O45, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The following products are subject to FSIS recall: 10.5-lb. boxes of Beef Outside Skirt Steak, with a pack date of i12/13/13” 20-lb. boxes of Studio Movie Grill Beef Tenderloin Sliced, with a pack date of i12/05/13” 15-lb. boxes of Preseasoned Beef for Fajita, with a use by date of i1/3/14” 40-lb. boxes of Southwest Style Beef Skirts, with a pack date of i12/5/13” 20-lb. boxes of Patterson Food Processors Beef Skirt Seasoned, with a pack date of i12/9/13” 10-lb. boxes of Preseasoned Beef for Fajitas, with a pack date of i12/9/2013” 40-lb. boxes of Preseasoned Beef for Fajitas w/Binder, with a pack date of i12/9/2013” 12-lb. boxes of Seasoned Beef for Fajitas, containing 6 2-lb. packs, with a use by date of i1/15/14” 12-lb. boxes of Mexican Style Beef for Fajita, containing 6 2-lb. packs, with a use by date of i1/11/14” The products subject to recall bear the establishment number iEst. 34715” inside the USDA Mark of Inspection. The products were produced on Dec. 5, 2013, and distributed to retail stores and restaurants in Arizona, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico and Texas. FSIS personnel became aware of the problem during a Food Safety Assessment when they discovered that beef trim tested presumptive positive for multiple non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) strains through the company's testing program. The company inadvertently did not carry the test out to confirmation, and not all affected product was held. FSIS and the company have received no reports of illnesses associated with consumption of these products. FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to ensure that steps are taken to make certain that t…