Dutch’s Meat, Inc., a Trenton, N.J., firm, is recalling ground beef products

Please check your inventory for the following food recall.  Your program may have received the recalled items through local donations or purchases.  Please dispose of all recalled items.       

June 8, 2008 – Dutch’s Meat, Inc., a Trenton, N.J., firm, is recalling approximately 13,275 pounds of ground beef products because they may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today.        

The following products are subject to recall:

10-pound plastic bags of “DUTCH’S MEATS, INC., GROUND BEEF  
10-pound vacuum-packed plastic bags of “DUTCH’S MEATS, INC., GROUND BEEF
10-pound boxes of “DUTCH’S MEATS, INC., HAMBURGER PATTIES.”        

The ground beef products bear the establishment number “EST. 5424” inside the USDA mark of inspection. The recalled products were packaged from May 27, 2008 through June 6, 2008. This packaging date is stamped on the bag label or box.        

These ground beef products were distributed to restaurants and food service institutions in the Trenton, N.J., area. These ground beef products were not available to consumers for direct purchase in retail locations. 

For full details on the recall, please visit: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/PDF/Recall_018-2008.pdf