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Steak sandwiches added to ground beef recall for E. coli

Steak sandwiches added to ground beef recall for E. coli

A Pennsylvania company has expanded its E. coli-related beff recall 10-fold, adding steak sandwiches to ground beef patties and burgers recalled last week for the pathogen.The exact volume and distribution of the more than 8,000 pounds of beef products from Silver Springs Farms Inc. of Harleysville, PA, is not clear, with some of it having been sent "to a distributor in Virginia and institutional food establishments in New York, Pennsylvania and Maryland" according to the recall notice."This release is being reissued as an expansion of the Sept. 30 (recall), to include additional product produced from and/or commingled with the source material implicated in the original recall," according to the notice posted on the USDA's Food Service and Inspection Service website.


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UPDATED: BOLO for recalled ground beef in Texas after E. coli test result

UPDATED: BOLO for recalled ground beef in Texas after E. coli test result

UPDATED CONTENT Sept. 29: As of today, at least one retailer that received the recalled products has been identified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.A WinCo Foods location in Duncanville, TX, received some of the boneless beef trim products recalled by Caviness Beef Packers.The USDA's Food Safety Inspection Service will post additional updates as they become available at: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/recalls-and-public-health-alerts/current-recalls-and-alertsConsumers and retailers in Texas are urged to be on the lookout (BOLO) for ground beef from Caviness Beef Packers after a positive test result for E. coli O103.


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Ground beef recalled for possible E. coli O157:H7 contamination

Ground beef recalled for possible E. coli O157:H7 contamination

Silver Springs Farms, Inc., located in Harleysville, PA , late Friday recalled approximately 740 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).The ground beef items were produced on August 19, 2016 and include:20-lb cases containing 4 packages of 5-lb ground beef 80/20.The recalled products bear establishment number "EST.