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Beef Packers, Inc. in Fresno, California announced today that they are recalling over 825,000 pounds of ground beef products that may be tainted with salmonella. It is believed the beef is linked to an outbreak of drug resistant Newport Salmonella strain that appeared earlier this summer in Colorado. The US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced the ground beef was produced from June 5 to June 23. The establishment number printed on the case code labels says "EST. 31913" and was distributed to centers in California, Colorado, Arizona and Utah.

The USDA says consumers should check with the store they bought the beef from to find out if it is part of the recall since it has been sold under different retail names.

Recalled Items

The recalled items are:

• 60 pound cases of "GRD Beef Sirl Fine 90/10." Identifying case code is W69012. Use/Freeze by dates are 06/23/09, 06/26/09, 06/28/09, 06/29/09, 06/30/09, 07/03/09, 07/05/09, 07/06/09, 07/07/09, 07/10/09 and 07/11/09
• 60 pound cases of "Grnd Bf Fine Sir 90/10 10/60 H". Identifying case code is W69064. Use/Freeze by dates of 06/26/09, 07/03/09, 07/06/09, 07/07/09 and 07/14/09
• 60 pound cases of "Grnd Beef 90/10 Fine 60." Identifying case code W69063. Use/Freeze by dates of 06/23/09, 06/26/09, 06/30/09, 07/03/09, 07/07/09, 07/10/09 and 07/11/09
• 80 pound cases of "Grnd Beef Fine 91/09 10#/80." Identifying case code is W69108. Use/Freeze by dates of 06/30/09, 07/06/09, 07/08/09 and 07/13/09
• 60 pound cases of "Grnd Beef Fine 93/07 10/60." Identifying case code is W69363. Use/Freeze by dates of 06/23/09, 06/26/09, 06/28/09, 06/29/09, 06/30/09, 07/03/09, 07/07/09, 07/10/09 and 07/11/09
• 60 pound cases of "Grnd Beef Fine 93/07 10#/60 H." Identifying case code is W69360. Use/Freeze by date of 06/26/09, 07/03/09, 07/06/09, 07/10/09 and 07/14/09
• 40 pound cases of "GRD BEEF FINE 96/04-10#/40." Identifying case code is W69602. Use/Freeze by dates of 06/23/09, 06/30/09, 07/03/09, 07/07/09, 07/10/09 and 07/11/09

If you or a loved one has been sickened by eating tainted beef, please contact the experienced product liability attorneys at the Cochran Firm. We serve clients nationwide.

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