SAM’S CHOICE BACKYARD GOURMET BEEF BURGERS, 80/20, 12 QUARTER POUND ROUND PATTIES

SAM’S CHOICE BACKYARD GOURMET BEEF BURGERS, 80/20, 12 QUARTER POUND ROUND PATTIES

SAM’S CHOICE BACKYARD GOURMET BEEF BURGERS, 80/20, 12 QUARTER POUND ROUND PATTIES is a product of J & B Meats Corporation.

According to the United States Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), on October 13, 2007, Coal Valley, Illinois-based J & B Meats Corporation Inc. recalled over 173,000 pounds of ground beef due to a potential E.Coli O157:H7 contamination. The FSIS also announced that Forest Park, Georgia-based Arko Veal Co. recalled about 1,900 pounds of ground beef due to a similar contamination on the same day as the J & B Meats recall.

Sources: USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service, Recall Release #FSIS-RE-046-2007, October 15, 2007; Recall Release #FSIS-RC-045-2007, October 15, 2007.