More Than 40,000 Pounds of Beef Called Back by Tyson

WASHINGTON — Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc., a Sherman, Texas, establishment, is voluntarily recalling more than 40,000 pounds of ground beef products due to possible contamination with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Monday.

The products subject to recall include:

• 1.5-pound trays of "ANGUS STEAK BURGER ALL NATURAL, 85/15, 6- 1/4 POUND PATTIES."
• 1.33-pound trays of "ANGUS STEAK BURGER ALL NATURAL, 85/15, EXTRA THICK, 4- 1/3 POUND PATTIES."
• 2.25-pound trays of "73/27 ALL NATURAL GROUND BEEF, CARNE MOLIDA DE RES."
• 5.5-pound trays of "73/27 ALL NATURAL GROUND BEEF, CARNE MOLIDA DE RES."

Each label bears the establishment number "Est. 244S" inside the USDA mark of inspection as well as a "Use or Freeze By" date of "JUN 13 07."

The problem was discovered through trim sampling done by the company. The ground beef products were produced on June 2 and were distributed to retail establishments in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas.