The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Saturday that Fairbank Farms, a New York based meat manufacturer, is recalling almost 550,000 pounds of ground beef due to possible E. coli contamination. The FSIS discovered the problem during an investigation into E.Coli illness in Connecticut, Maine and Massachusetts.
The recalled products were distributed in 8 states including Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Virginia. However, Fairbank Fams believes that some distributors may have redistributed contaminated beef into other states. For a complete list of recalled products you can refer to the USDA's press release.
According to the Fairbank Farms website, retail outlets for the beef include: ACME, BJ's, Ford Brothers, Giant Food Stores, Price Chopper, Shaw's, and Trader Joe's. Keep in mind that these products are 23 to 32 days past their expiration date and are no longer being sold as fresh products in grocery stores.
Fairbank Farms encourages any customers who have identified recalled beef to remove it from their freezer and return it to the store they purchased it from for a full refund. Customers with questions should call Fairbank Farms toll-free hotline at 1-877-546-0122 or the USDA’s Meat and Poultry Hotline at 1-888-674-6854.
As always we encourage you to continue using safe food handling practices including proper washing, storage and cooking. Read our blog on Safe Produce or check out Fightbac.org for more information on safe food handling.
- Lauren
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I saw this & was going to post it on my Friday post since I do tend to talk food that day! ... thx for making all aware!