Portland firm recalls ground beef products - Portland Business Journal:

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• Cascade Natural Beef 5-pound and 10-pound bags of ground beef. Each package bearzs the identifying casecode “13-016G;” 5-pound and 10-poun bags of chili grind. Each package bearsa the identifying casecode “13-016C;” and 15-pound boxes of ground beef patties. Each package bearsa the identifying casecode • SP Provisions Brand: 5-pound and 10-pounc bags of ground beef. Each packages bears the identifying casecode “01-136;” 5-pound and 10-pound bags of chilj grind. Each package bears the identifyinhg casecode “01-136C;” and 15-pound boxews of ground beef patties.
Each package bearzs the identifying case code Each identifying case code is preceded by the date code through “052809,” signifying the production date in “month/date/year” i.e. April 8, 2009, through May 28, 2009. Additionally, each product bears the establishmentnumber 2866” inside the USDA mark of These ground beef products were producerd on various dates from April 8 through May 28 and were distributer to retail establishments as well as hotels, restaurantsz and institutions in Oregon and The products, produced from the same source were sold prior to May 29. The problem was discoverec through FSISmicrobiological sampling.
FSIS has received no reportxs of illnesses associated with consumption ofthesew products. E. coli O157:Hy is a potentially deadly bacteriunm that can causebloody diarrhea, dehydration, and in the most sever cases, kidney failure. The very young, seniors and personas with weak immune systems are the most susceptible tofoodbornd illness.