After third party lab results confirmed E. coli O157:H7 presence in ground beef, Creekstone Farms Premium Beef, of Askansas City are recalling 14,158 of their produce. So far, no reports have come in of illnesses linked to these products, the company and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) inform.

The recall includes the following products (View Labels, PDF):

* 40-pound (approx) Beef Chuck Fine Grind 81/19 Natural, containing 10-pound chubs. Product code 80825.
* 40-pound (approx) BEEF FINE GRIND 90/10 NATURAL, containing 10-pound chubs. Product code 80495.
* 40-pound (approx) BEEF SIRLOIN FINE GRIND 91/9 NATURAL, containing 5-pound chubs. Product code 85165.
* 60-pound (approx) BEEF FINE GROUND 93/7, containing 10-pound chubs. Product code 86191.

Inside the USDA mark of inspection you can read the number EST. 27. The recalled products were produced on February 22nd, 2011 and were transported to companies in Arizona, California, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Washington, where they were processed further and/or distributed on.

The recalled products could have been repackaged into smaller consumer-sized packages under different retail brand names. Retail distribution lists(s) […]

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