June 3, 2011

 

US Michigan meat company issues ground beef recall

 

 

A US Michigan company is recalling about 900 pounds of ground beef over concerns of E. coli bacteria contamination.

 

The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Services said on Tuesday (May 31) that the recall by Tipton, Michigan-based Irish Hills Meat Co., includes 10-pound clear polybags packaged in boxes of three to five bags each.

 

May 23 and May 26 production dates are stamped on the boxes. The bags also contain the establishment number "EST. 10014" inside the USDA mark of inspection.

 

The ground beef was shipped to restaurants in southern Michigan. The company says it has received no reports of illnesses.

 

Routine monitoring returned a positive result for E. coli, which can cause bloody diarrhoea, dehydration, and in the most severe cases, kidney failure.