Tyson Foods Recalls 40,000 Pounds of Ground Beef...Walmart...

[KoKo]

Tyson Ground Beef Recall Includes Kentucky

Friday, Jun 08, 2007 - 11:37 PM


SPRINGDALE, Ark. (AP) - Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. recalled more than 40,000 pounds of ground beef Friday after samples tested at a Sherman, Texas, plant showed signs of E. coli contamination in meat shipped to Wal-Mart stores in 12 states.
http://www.wtvq.com/midatlantic/tvq/news.PrintView.-content-articles-TVQ-2007-06-08-0017.html

No illnesses had been reported. Springdale-based Tyson Foods Inc. said the recall is not related to contaminated ground beef distributed by California-based United Food Group LLC.

The recalled products were sent to Wal-Mart stores in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas, Tyson said. Wal-Mart has removed the products from its meat cases and is destroying the recalled ground beef still in its possession, officials said.

Tyson recalled 40,440 pounds of ground beef, all of which had sell-by dates of June 13. The ground beef was sold in prepackaged trays that were placed directly into the meat case. The recalled products include: -1½-pound trays of Angus steak burger all natural, 85/15, six quarter-pound patties; -1.33-pound trays of Angus steak burger all natural, 85/15, extra thick, four 1/3-pound patties; -2¼-pound trays of 73/27 all-natural ground beef; and -5½-pound trays of 73/27 all-natural ground beef.

For more information, go to www.tyson.com.

[uppityperson]

1. I really hate Tyson and will not buy their food.

[ironflange]

3. Hi Uppity!

I agree, I cooked up some Tyson chicken on a previous US visit, and to be perfectly honest, I might just as well cooked and eaten the tray it came in. Totally blah. Even if it costs more, I'm going to look for locally grown stuff to feed my sweeties when I'm down there next month. Outfits like Tyson are a blot on the landscape. I'm not trying to rub your nose in it or anything, but the food supply system here in Canada encourages more of the nice fresh local stuff hitting the shelves. I'm had pressed to remember when, if ever, we've had a food recall like the one in the OP. Well, there was the tainted tuna thing many years ago, but that was more of a political affair. Tunagate, they called it.

[mainegreen]

2. I'd post a snarky comment about beef and wal-mart but as people could be sick...

I'll just say I hope everyone who bought it is OK.