Aurora Packing recalls beef over possible E. coli contamination

Aurora Packing is recalling nearly 62,112lb of raw beef products over the possible contamination with E. coli O157: H7, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).

The raw beef products that are subject to the recall bear the establishment number ‘EST 788’ inside the USDA mark of inspection and were packaged on 19 April 2019.

Aurora Packing shipped these products across the US for further distribution and processing.

The problem was identified during the trace-back activities in response to random sample testing by FSIS.

So far, there have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions as a result of the consumption of the products. FSIS said that anyone concerned about a reaction should contact a healthcare provider.

Customers have been urged not to consume the products and to either throw them away or return them to the sellers.

This has been classified as a Class I recall, indicating a health hazard situation where there is a reasonable chance that consumption of the product would lead to serious, adverse health consequences or death.

In April, K2D Foods recalled nearly 113,424lb of raw ground beef products over possible contamination with E. coli O103.

The raw ground beef items were produced on 26 March, 29 March, 2 April, 5 April, 10 April and 12 April and were shipped to distributors in Port Orange in Florida and Norcross in Georgia for further distribution to restaurants.

An investigation is being carried out by FSIS along with its public health partners, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Tennessee Department of Health.