Recall Notification Report 074-2000

Food Safety and Inspection Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington, D.C. 20250-3700

Recall Notification Report 074-2000

December 6, 2000

Recall Notification Report

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE

Product(s) Recalled:	Ground Beef Products
Production Dates/Identifying Codes:	Produced on November 2 and 3, 2000, as follows: Wholesale: American Foods in 10-pound chubs; establishment # 410 with the sell by dates of 11-19 or 11-20, 2000. Sysco Classic in 10 pound chubs and Sysco Supreme Angus in 5 pound chubs with a packing date of 11/2/00. Retail packages: ''B BAR BRAND 100% PURE GROUND BEEF'' in frozen 3-pound tubes with a sell by date of ''NOV/02/01'' bearing the establishment # ''Est. 410.'' ''KROGER GROUND BEEF 75/25,'' ''KROGER GROUND BEEF ROUND 85/15,'' and ''KROGER GROUND BEEF SIRLOIN 90/10'' in 1.5-pound tray packages with a production code of 0308, bearing the establishment # ''Est. 18076.'' ''KROGER GROUND BEEF,'' ''KROGER GROUND CHUCK,'' ''KROGER GROUND ROUND,'' and ''KROGER GROUND SIRLOIN'' in 1,3,and 5-poundtubes with a sell by date of ''NOV/20/00'' bearing the establishment # ''Est. 410.''
Problem/Reason for Recall:	The products may be contaminated with Escherichia coli O157:H7.
How/When Discovered:	FSIS, upon receiving information from the Minnesota Department of Health, determined that epidemiological evidence implicated the recalled products in cases of illness associated with Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Minnesota.
Establishment:	00410 M Green Bay Dressed Beef, Inc. (dba American Foods Group) 520 Lawrence Street Green Bay, Wisconsin 54302
Consumer Contact:	Ms. Sally Vande Hei; 920-436-6523
Media Contact:	Ms. Sally Vande Hei; 920-436-6523
Quantity Recalled:	Approximately 1.1 million pounds
Distribution:	Kentucky, Wisconsin, Michigan, Texas, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Indiana, Ohio, Minnesota, North Carolina, Iowa, Georgia, Virginia, Florida, and Colorado
Recall Classification:	Class I
Recall Notification Level:	Wholesale/ Retail
Press Release:	Yes
Direct Notification Means:	The firm will notify it's customer orally and will follow-up with written communications.
FSIS Followup Activities:	Effectiveness checks by the FSIS, District Enforcement
Other Agencies Involved:	None.
FSIS Contacts:	Compliance/Recall Coordinator: 202-418-8874 Recall Management Division: 202-690-6389 Media Inquiries: 202-720-9113 Congressional Inquiries: 202-720-3897 Consumer Inquiries: 1-800-535-4555 Web Site: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/ (FSIS Main Page) or http://www.fsis.usda.gov/oa/recalls/rec_intr.htm (Recall Information Center)
Date of Recall Meeting:	December 4, 2000
Recall Case Number:	074-2000

For Further Information, Contact:

Consumers: Meat and Poultry Hotline, 1-800-535-4555 or (202) 720-3333 (voice);
1-800-256-7072 (TTY)
Media: (202) 720-3897

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