BRIEF: E.Coli Cases Prompt Recall of Beef Sold at Sam's Club

Oct 07, 09:43 AM

Current Headlines: By The Idaho Statesman, Boise

Oct. 7--Cargill Inc. is voluntarily recalling more than 840,000 pounds of ground beef patties distributed at Sam's Club stores nationwide after four Minnesota children who ate the food developed E. coli illness, a Cargill official said Saturday.

The only local Sam's Club is at 5725 E. Franklin Road, Nampa.

The Sam's Club warehouse chain, which sold the burgers that sickened the children, had previously pulled the same brand of ground beef patties from its shelves nationwide.

Cargill is voluntarily recalling nearly 845,000 pounds of frozen ground beef patties that were produced on Aug. 9, 10, 15, 16 and 17, Cargill spokesman Mark Klein said. Each package bears the establishment number "Est.924A" inside the USDA mark of inspection.

Most of the recalled products were the American Chef's Selection Angus Beef Patties packaged in 6-pound boxes containing 18 patties of one-third pound each, Cargill said. Each package bears a case code of 7703100 and "Best If Used By" dates of Feb. 5, 6, 12 and 13, 2008.

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