Michigan Firm Recalls 1.8 Million Pounds of Beef After E. coli Outbreak
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) today announced that Wolverine Packing Co., Detroit, MI, is recalling 1.8 million pounds of restaurant-bound beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. The recall follows an investigation into an E. coli outbreak that has sickened five Michigan residents; the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified a total of 11 case-patients in four states.