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Smith’s pulls beef after JBS Swift recalls 41,000 pounds beef
From staff and wire reports
GREELEY, Colo. — JBS Swift Beef Co. of Greeley has recalled about 41,000 pounds of its beef products because of possible E. coli contamination.JBS Swift spokesman Chandler Keys said Thursday the recall is voluntary and no illnesses have been reported.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says the products were produced on April 21-22 and were shipped to distributors and retailers in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah and Wisconsin.
Smith’s Food and Drug Stores said Thursday it is recalling select store-brand and store-packaged beef products in it’s seven stores in Wyoming.
Smith’s is asking customers to carefully check their freezers at home for the following store-brand and store-packaged beef products with sell-by dates from May 5 to May 24: Ball tip steak, petite cut, lean 85/15 ground Beef ST, ground beef (not to exceed 15 percent fat, cube steak, beef for stew, fondue, fajita meat and stir fry.
All the recalled beef is in boxes bearing “EST. 969” and packaging date codes of 042109 or 042209. They have case codes of 21852, 21853, 31852, 31853, 33852, 33853, 41853, 41853, 79852, 79853 or 90853.
The items listed above include beef products in foam tray packages wrapped in clear cellophane. Customers who have any of the beef items included in this recall should not consume the products and should return them to a store for a full refund or replacement.
Consumers may also call (800) 632-6900.
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