July 27, 2011

A US meat company is recalling more than 6,000 pounds of frozen Honduran beef that may have been contaminated by animal drugs, federal officials said.

The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service said Northwestern Meat Inc was recalling cases of "C&D" brand boneless beef that may contain the drug Ivermectin, used as an anti-parasitic de-worming agent in live animals, reports said Thursday (Jul 28).

A routine sampling of beef muscle tissue on July 18 in Honduras uncovered the problem, department officials said.

The sampled products were refused entry into the US but some products made from the possibly contaminated meat were shipped into the US earlier, Honduran officials told the inspection service.

There have been no reports of illnesses from the consumption of the products subject to the recall, according to reports.