Good Food Concepts recalls 2,606lb of beef products over E. Coli O157:H7 contamination

The US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has announced that Good Food Concepts has ordered for a product recall of approximately 2,606lb of non-intact beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.

The products that have been ordered to recall feature establishment number 'EST. 27316' inside the USDA mark of inspection and 'PACKED ON' dates of 6, 7 and 8 June. The items were distributed to wholesale and retail locations in Colorado, US.

Registered as Ranch Foods Direct, Good Food Concepts has notified FSIS about the E. coli O157:H7 illness possibly related with ground beef consumption on 14 July.

The FSIS is closely working with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and the El Paso County Public Health Department.

It has established that the ground beef products from Ranch Foods Direct were adulterated with E. coli O157:H7 on 25 July through laboratory testing.

E. coli O157:H7 is a bacterium that can cause dehydration, bloody diarrhoea and abdominal cramps. Most people affected with this illness recover within a week, some develop a type of kidney failure, called haemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS).

The illness can occur among persons of any age, but children under five years are more prone to E. coli O157:H7 illness than old and older adults. It is marked by easy bruising, pallor, and decreased urine output.