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Food Safety and Inspection
Service United States Department of Agriculture Washington, D.C. 20250-3700 |
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Food Safety and Inspection
Service United States Department of Agriculture Washington, D.C. 20250-3700 |
Recall Notification Report 043-2000
July 3, 2000
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE
| Product(s) Recalled: | "Top-Kut Meats Ground Beef" and "Top-Kut Meats Pork Sausage". The pork sausage was produced on June 29, 2000, and distributed to one restaurant in Calhoun County, Michigan. |
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| Production Dates/Identifying Codes: | Ground beef was produced on June 27 and June 29, 2000, and packaged in five and ten-pound unlabeled packages and shipped in 20 and 40 pound boxes. The boxes are marked with "Est. 10024" inside the USDA mark of inspection in addition to the production codes "262" and "254". The ground beef products subject to recall were also sold at the plant’s retail store in packages that have no identifying marks and of various weights ranging from one to ten pounds. The boxes of the pork sausage bear the establishment number, product name (Top-Kut Meats Pork Sausage) and were sold for wholesale use. |
| Problem/Reason for Recall: | Possible Escherichia coli O157: H7 contamination. |
| How/When Discovered: | An FSIS microbiological sample was collected on June 27, 2000, and reported positive for E. coli O157: H7 on July 02, 2000. The pork sausage was ground in the same grinder as the suspect ground beef without intervening clean-ups. |
| Establishment: | Establishment 10024 M Top-Kut Meats Inc. 15080 Beadle Lake Road Battle Creek, Michigan 49017 |
| Corporate Contact: | Mr. Tim Gunning; 616-965-2282 |
| Media Contact: | Mr. Tim Gunning; 616-965-2282 |
| Quantity Recalled: | Approximately 4,300 pounds |
| Distribution: | For sale to wholesale (restaurants) in Calhoun, Kalamazoo, Eaton, Jackson and Branch Counties in the State of Michigan. Also retail sale at the firm’s retail store. |
| Recall Classification: | Class I |
| Recall Notification Level: | Wholesale and retail levels. |
| Press Release: | Yes |
| Direct Notification: | The firm has notified its customers orally and will follow-up with letters. |
| FSIS Followup Activities: | Effectiveness checks by the FSIS, District Enforcement Operations to the wholesale and retail levels. |
| Other Agencies Involved: | No |
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| Date of Recall Meeting: | July 03, 2000 |
| Recall Case Number: | EP 043-2000 |
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