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Ground beef recalled for E. coli 

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Nov. 27, 2024 1 minute read
Ground beef recalled for E. coli 

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Michigan-based Wolverine Packing Co. is recalling about 167,000 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.

The fresh products have a “use by” date of Nov. 14, and frozen products are labeled with the production date of Oct. 22. Products bear the establishment number “EST. 2574B” in the USDA mark of inspection and were shipped to restaurant locations nationwide.

The Food Safety and Inspection Service was notified of illnesses on Nov. 12, and as of Nov. 20, 15 people were reported to have been sickened by consuming the products.  

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