Food Recall on Certain Type of Beef

Sunday, October 28, 2007 12:16 PM

Prince George, B.C. - Check the freezer. Some beef you may have purchased over the summer at Shoppers Wholesale, or the Mr G. outlets in Prince George may be contaminated.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a warning not to eat the following beef products because they MAY be tainted with E.coli O157:H7 bacteria

The affected products listed here are being recalled as a result of the CFIA’s investigation on contaminated beef involving Ranchers Beef Ltd of Balzac, Alberta.

Product Description	Date Sold	Store Location
Chuck Steak Boneless (2 Steaks per Pack) UPC 0 205204002069	Sold between June 20 and June 30, 2007 inclusive	Shoppers Wholesale and the Mr. G retail outlets in Prince George, British Columbia
Frozen Regular and/or Lean Ground Beef	Sold between June 20 and July 7, 2007 inclusive
Lean Ground Beef Big Pack UPC - 202106500389	Sold between August 14 and August 24, 2007 inclusive for all products	Buy Low Foods, Lillooet, British Columbia
Regular Ground Beef Big Pack UPC - 202102600281
Lean Ground Beef UPC - 202106600561
Regular Ground Beef UPC - 202101700307

While it has been some time since the products were sold, there is a possibility the product could be in your freezer.

Food contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 may not look or smell spoiled. Consumption of food contaminated with this bacteria may cause serious and potentially life-threatening illnesses. Symptoms include severe abdominal pain and bloody diarrhea. Some people may have seizures or strokes and some may need blood transfusions and kidney dialysis. Others may live with permanent kidney damage. In severe cases of illness, people may die.

For more information, consumers and industry can call the CFIA at 1-800-442-2342 / TTY 1-800-465-7735.

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Posted on Sunday, October 28, 2007 12:16 PM in News by 250 News

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Comments

Posted by: Harbinger on October 28 2007 12:39 PM

Meat sold between June 20th and July 7th wasn't good and now it is the end of October? Give someone a pat on the back a few times for being magnificently Sherlockian in finding this problem. I can only presume this meat has been sold and been cooked, and consumed and passed into the great solid waste processing system without any noticeable side effect from anyone. Maybe if ya think ya got a 24 hr flu bug this summer, it might have been the meat. Happy eating in the future. And keep us informed. Better late than never, as they say.

Posted by: duffer on October 28 2007 1:43 PM

Usually you won't get sick from ecoli 0157 H7 if meat is properly cooked. It usually happens from ground beef that is undercooked. Ground beef must be cooked to a minimum internal temperature of 165 degrees F. Steaks usually don't cause people to get sick because the ecoli bacteria is on the outside of the meat. When you grind the meat it gets all mixed up so it would be on the inside as well. There is a remote possibility it could be on the inside of a steak also, but very small.

Posted by: diplomat on October 28 2007 4:56 PM

Steaks done on the barbecue taste better than lowly E.coli burgers, so what's the beef?

Posted by: YamaDooPolCat on October 28 2007 6:56 PM

I BBQ about 2,000 steaks in the summer, anywhere from blue to footwear, but the burgers always are served burnt right through. And I check to makes sure!

Posted by: Harbinger on October 28 2007 9:10 PM

Glad I don't just "show my steaks to the fire". I like 'em well done. I like my e- coli well done, too.

Posted by: metalman on October 29 2007 10:53 AM

Cowboy style: the rough cut steak is so fresh it is still twitching on the stick you have impaled it upon, and you give it a slight singe over the small campfire you have made using green wood, which imparts a smoky overtone to the well marbled meat. The dog is salivating. So are you. Your buddy, who only brought tube steaks, is looking at you hopefully.
Your beans, on the other hand, are nearly burned to a crisp, because you kinda forgot about them in the cast iron frying pan on the coals while you were doing your best not to overcook the steak. The dog gets the beans, which does not please him and you relinquish half your steak to your buddy, because he has the mickey of five star and you forgot to buy one. Later, the dog steals the package of wieners and eats the whole thing, plastic and all. This makes him sick to his stomach, but he is still happy. Meanwhile, the horses have slipped their hobbles and you spend four hours rounding them up. To be continued.
metalman.