Source: Lisa M. Keefe, MEATINGPLACE, 7/28/11


Tri State Beef, based in Cincinnati, is recalling about 228,596 pounds of beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced.
The product subject to recall is combo bins of "TRI-STATE BEEF CO., INC BONELESS BEEF."

Each bin bears the establishment number "EST. 1750" inside the USDA mark of inspection. The products subject to recall were produced between July 19 and July 22, 2011, and sold to federally inspected establishments for further processing and distribution in Chicago; Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio; Iowa; and Virginia.

The problem was discovered through routine FSIS testing which confirmed a positive result for E. coli O157:H7. It should be noted that these products were distributed to facilities where they were cooked and as a result received full-lethality treatment, which would effectively kill the pathogen in the products.

Because the products were shipped into commerce they are subject to recall, even though they were shipped to other federally inspected establishments where they received full-lethality treatment and would no longer be considered adulterated.

FSIS and the company have received no reports of illnesses associated with consumption of these products.

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