June 1, 2009

Holten Meat Inc., based in Sauget, Illinois, announced on Friday (May 29) that it is recalling about 241,000 pounds of ground beef product which may contain foreign materials, said the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).

The products subject to recall are 20-pound cases of "100% PURE GROUND BEEF BULK." Each case contains four 5-pound Keeper Casing Chubs per box.

The product was produced on various dates from January 2009 through May 2009 and was distributed to institutions in Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, North Carolina, New Mexico, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

The problem was discovered after the company received complaints from institutional customers about finding metal clips, which were used to seal the casing chubs, in the product.

Meanwhile, XL Four Star Beef Inc. in Nampa, Idaho, is recalling about 14,560 pounds of beef primal and subprimal products that were imported from Canada and not presented for re-inspection upon entry into the US.

The beef products were produced on May 22, 2009, and were distributed to various wholesalers in Arizona, California, Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York and Oregon.