Michigan Firm Recalls Ground Beef

WASHINGTON, July 21, 2007 — Abbott's Meat Inc., a Flint, Mich., establishment, is voluntarily recalling more than 26,000 pounds of ground beef products because they may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Saturday.

The products subject to recall include:

• 10-pound boxes of "Abbott's GROUND BEEF PATTIE." Each box bears the product code "1160."
• 10-pound boxes of "Abbott's GROUND BEEF PATTIE 2/1." Each box bears the product code "1120."
• 10-pound boxes of "Abbott's GROUND BEEF PATTIE 4/1." Each box bears the product code "1140."
• 13-pound boxes of "Abbott's GROUND BEEF PATTIE 5/1." Each box bears the product code "1145."
• 10-pound boxes of "Abbott's ORIGINAL CONEY ISLAND TOPPING, Beef Pattie Mix." Each box bears the product code "1779."
• 25-pound boxes of "Abbott's ORIGINAL CONEY TOPPING MIX, Beef Pattie Mix." Each box bears the product code "1794."
• 10-pound boxes of "Abbott's THE BOSS Beef Patties, 6 oz." Each box bears the product code "1638."
• 10-pound boxes of "Abbott's GROUND BEEF." Each box bears the product code "1610."
• 10-pound boxes of "Abbott's GROUND BEEF, Loose Pack." Each box bears the product code "1625."
• 10-pound boxes of "Abbott's OUR EXTRA FANCY GROUND BEEF." Each box bears the product code "1710."

Each box also bears the establishment number "Est. 10215" inside the USDA mark of inspection.

The ground beef products were produced between July 12 and July 20, and were distributed to hotels, restaurants and institutions in Michigan.

The problem was discovered through routine FSIS microbiological testing. FSIS has received no reports of illnesses associated with consumption of these products, the agency said in a release.