Check Your Freezers For E. Coli Contaminated Ground Beef

Sometimes we'll see product recalls come from major distributors based in California or Texas where they come from major distribution plants that effect several states.

This product recall comes from right here in the Pacific Northwest and effects all of Washington State as well as other states.

And it's something you may have purchased recently over the holiday weekend.

USDA Recall for Ground Beef

The USDA has issued a recall for ground beef from Mountain West Food Group based in Heyburn, Idaho.
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USDA was conducting tests of products, as they do, and found ground beef from Mountain West Food Group was contaminated with E. coli.

This recall is for 2,855 pounds of the Forward Farms Grass-Fed Ground Beef that you would find in vacuum-sealed 1 pound squares at most grocery stores in the ground beef section.

Washington State is effected by this product recall as is Idaho, California, Colorado, Montana, and Pennsylvania.
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how to tell if your Forward Farms ground beef is part of this recall

The item in question would be the one-pound block (16oz) of Forward Farms Grass-Fed Ground Beef with these indications.

so far, fortunately, no illnesses have been reported.

If you have this in your fridge or freezer, toss it or return it.

Visit the USDA for more information including how to contact Mountain West Food Group for more questions and information.