FSIS is concerned that some product may be in institutional or restaurant freezers. Restaurants and institutions are urged not to serve these products. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.
A recall was not requested because there is no product currently available for sale to consumers, but the ground beef product may remain in consumers’ homes and could cause illness if eaten.
Company announces recall because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.