New Yorkers are feeling the pinch in their pocketbooks after a listeria outbreak has affected seven million pounds of cold cuts. (Credit: WNYW)
Wolverine Packing Co. on Wednesday recalled over 167,000 pounds of ground beef products due to the risk that the meat could have E. coli present in it.
The recalled ground beef produced by the Detroit-based company, and sent to eateries across the country, may be tainted with a particular strain of the bacteria known as E. coli O157:H7, according to the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
The FSIS said it was “concerned that some product may be in restaurant refrigerators or freezers,” instructing them to toss out or return the recalled ground beef.
Organic ground beef is pictured in Bavaria, Nuremberg, on Oct. 30, 2020. (Daniel Karmann/picture alliance via Getty Images / Getty Images)
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