Recall: Ground Beef

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Possible plastics contamination prompt recall

A North Carolina food processor has recalled more than 17.7 tons of ground beef, some sold in Kroger stores, for possible contamination with blue bits of plastic, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. What is the deal with all of these recalls lately?

The ground beef was sold in a variety of packages and shipped to distribution centers in Virginia and Indiana, where it was then sent to retailers including Kroger stores (in North Carolina, Virginia, Indiana, Illinois and eastern West Virginia) and Food 4 Less and Jay C stores (in the Midwest).

The products carry a sell-by date of April 9, 2018, and a USDA mark with the number EST. 34176, and include:

  • 1-pound and 3-pound trays of “Kroger Ground Beef 80% Lean-20% Fat“
  • 3-pound trays of “Kroger Ground Beef 73% Lean-27% Fat“
  • 1-pound packages potentially labeled “Kroger Ground Beef 85% Lean-15% Fat“
  • “Kroger Ground Sirloin 90% Lean-10% Fat Ground Beef“
  • Kroger Ground Beef 93% Lean – 7% Fat”
  • 1-pound “All Natural Laura’s Lean Beef with 92% Lean-8% Fat Ground Beef“
  • 1-pound “All Natural Laura’s Lean Beef with 96% Lean-4% Fat Ground Beef“
  • 1-pound “Private Selection Angus Beef 80% Lean — 20% Fat Ground Chuck“
  • 1-pound “Private Selection Angus Beef 90% Lean — 10% Fat Ground Sirloin“
  • 15-pound cases labeled “JBS Ground Beef Angus Chuck 80% Lean 20% Fat”
  • 15-pound cases labeled “Ground Beef Angus Sirloin 90% Lean 10% Fat“