Wisconsin Firm Recalls Ground Beef Products Due to Possible E. Coli Contamination

WASHINGTON — American Foods Group, LLC, a Green Bay, Wis., firm, is voluntarily recalling almost 96,000 pounds of various coarse and fine ground beef products because they may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service.

Each shipping label bears the establishment number "Est. 18076" inside the USDA mark of inspection.

For a full list of recalled products, click here.

The products subject to recall were distributed for further processing and repackaging and will not bear the recalling firm's establishment number on the package. As the use-by date for products subject to this recall may have expired, consumers can contact their retailers to ask if they received any of these products and if so, consumers are urged to look in their freezers for these products and return or discard them if found.

The ground beef products subject to recall were produced on Oct. 10, and were distributed to retail establishments and distributors in Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Tennessee, Wisconsin and Virginia.

The problem was discovered through an investigation into two illnesses that was initiated by the Illinois Department of Public Health.