Washington firm recalls boneless beef trim product due to possible E. coli O157:H7 contamination

Washington Beef, LLC, a Toppenish, Wash., establishment, is recalling 1,620 pounds of boneless  beef trim product that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

Beef-Trimmings-85-15The following boneless beef product produced on Nov. 28, 2012, is subject to recall:

  • 60 lb. bulk packs of “TRIM 65/35 (FZN)”        

The product subject to recall bears the establishment number “EST. 235” inside the USDA mark of inspection.

The problem was discovered during an internal records audit by the company, which notified FSIS. Product was shipped for further processing to a single grinding facility, then on for use in hotels, restaurants and institutions in Oregon and Washington.         

FSIS and the company have received no reports of illnesses associated with consumption of this product.

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