Target stores in California, Florida and Iowa did as well.
The U. S. Department of Agriculture says Target, Sam’s Club and several other national retailers are among the locations where ground beef recalled for E. coli contamination was sold.
Officials say the raw ground beef has been connected to 17 illnesses and one death, with illness onset dates ranging from July 5 to July 25.
The USDA announced a week ago that more than 130,000 pounds of ground beef from Cargill Meat Solutions was being removed from grocers. It was packaged June 21 and sold under a variety of brand names.
Sam’s Club, Safeway and Meijer stores nationwide received some of the recalled beef products, according to the USDA. Target stores in California, Florida and Iowa did as well.
See a list of all recalled products.
The USDA is warning consumers that they may have some of the recalled products in their freezers. Anyone who’s purchased these products is urged not to eat them and to throw them away or return them to where they were purchased.
The products under recall bear the establishment number « EST. 86R » inside the USDA inspection mark on the package. The USDA has classified the recall as a Class I, meaning « there is a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death. »
Most people infected with E. coli develop diarrhea and vomiting. Recovery for most happens within a week, but some rare instances can lead to more severe infection, according to the USDA. Hemolytic uremic syndrome, a type of kidney failure, is common.
