Food Safety Recall round-up 27 September - 3 October
Plastic found in ground beef
1 October - USA: Central Valley Meat Company is recalling 89,720 pounds of ground beef that may contain pieces of plastic.
US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) said that 40-lb. cases containing 10-lb. chubs of “Fine Ground Beef” is subject to the expanded recall.
The firm recalled 58,240 pounds of ground beef last month due to the same problem
The products were produced on 23 July and shipped to distribution centers in Arkansas, Nebraska, and North Carolina, intended for use by the National School Lunch Program.
FSIS sampled the product as part of an on-going investigation but there have been no reports of illness or injury due to consumption of these products.