Even More Beef Recalled, Over 6 Million Pounds!
More worry if you’re still buying beef. Now over 6 million pounds of beef is being recalled for fear of Salmonella contamination.
This recall comes from the Arizona-based meat producer JBS Tolleson, according to the USDA.
The recalled beef was sold between July 26th and September 7th. So far 57 different cases of salmonella illness have been reported in 16 different states.
Check your beef and see if where the USDA Inspection sticker/stamp is will have the number “EST 267” inside the USDA Seal.
WNEM.com identified under which brands the beef was sold which include:
Walmart, Cedar River Farms Natural Beef, Showcase, Showcase/Walmart and JBS Generic.
If you have questions or you’re not sure about your beef, the USDA FSIS gives the following help:
Consumers with food safety questions can "Ask Karen," the FSIS virtual representative available 24 hours a day at AskKaren.gov or via smartphone at m.askkaren.gov. The toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) is available in English and Spanish and can be reached from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Eastern Time) Monday through Friday. Recorded food safety messages are available 24 hours a day. The online Electronic Consumer Complaint Monitoring System can be accessed 24 hours a day at: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/reportproblem.