Message: WASHINGTON, Aug. 14, 2008 Nebraska Beef, Ltd., an Omaha, Neb., establishment, is clarifying information from and expanding its recall announced on Aug. 8 of primal cuts, subprimal cuts and boxed beef to include such products bearing the company name Nebraska Beef Ltd that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today.
The total amount of product subject to recall is approximately 1.36 million pounds. The expansion of approximately 160,000 pounds and the clarifying information include:
Primal cuts, subprimal cuts and boxed beef produced on June 24, whose shipping containers and labels bear the establishment number EST. 19336 inside the USDA mark of inspection and the company name Nebraska Beef Ltd The products may or may not bear a green sticker.
Primal cuts, subprimal cuts and boxed beef produced on July 8, whose shipping containers and labels bear the establishment number EST. 19336 inside the USDA mark of inspection, the company name Nebraska Beef Ltd. as well as a 2 inch plain, circular green sticker on one side of the shipping box.
Poundage of products bearing the green sticker were included in the 1.2 million pounds originally recalled, but were not identified in the product description with the company name Nebraska Beef Ltd. in the Aug. 8 announcement.
FSIS has concluded that the production practices employed by Nebraska Beef, Ltd., on June 24 were insufficient to effectively control E. coli O157:H7. The products subject to the expansion may have been produced under insanitary conditions. The expansion was not prompted by foodborne illness investigations.
These products were sent to establishments and retail stores nationwide for further processing and will likely not bear the establishment number EST. 19336 on products available for direct consumer purchase.
Consumers with questions about the recall should contact company Vice President of Administration James Timmerman at (402) 733 0456. Media with questions about the recall should contact company representative William Lamson at (402) 397 7300.
Arnie Price
Food Inspector
Westford Board of Health
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