Recall Alert: a Half a Million Pounds of Ground Beef Due to E.coli

Check your freezers! Fairbank Farms (NY) has recalled 545,699 pounds of ground beef that is already past its sell-by date.

Read New York Firm Recalls Fresh Ground Beef Products Due To Possible E. coli O157:H7 Contamination (USDA) 

"Each package bears the establishment number "EST. 492" inside the USDA mark of inspection or on the nutrition label. These products were packaged on September 15 and 16, 2009, and may have been labeled at the retail stores with a sell-by date from September 19 through 28, 2009, unless otherwise noted [below]. Consumers should ask at their point of purchase if the products they have are subject to recall. The products were sent to distribution centers, intended for further distribution to retail establishments in Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions.

Consumer questions should be directed to the company's Consumer Hotline at (877) 546-0122."

Here's a list of the recalled ground beef products, and where they were sold:

Trader Joe's
• 1-pound packages of "TRADER JOE'S BUTCHER SHOP FINE QUALITY MEATS GROUND BEEF 85/15."

• 1-pound packages of "TRADER JOE'S BUTCHER SHOP FINE QUALITY MEATS GROUND BEEF 80/20."

(NOTE: The sell-by dates for the above two products may be October 6 or 7, 2009.)

• 1-pound trays of "TRADER JOE'S BUTCHER SHOP FINE QUALITY MEATS GROUND BEEF PATTIES 96/4 EXTRA LEAN."

• 1-pound trays of "TRADER JOE'S BUTCHER SHOP FINE QUALITY MEATS GROUND BEEF PATTIES 85/15."

Price Chopper
• 1- and 2.5-pound trays of "PRICE CHOPPER MEATLOAF & MEATBALL MIX."

• 1-pound trays of "PRICE CHOPPER EXTRA LEAN GROUND BEEF 96/4."

• 1-pound trays of "PRICE CHOPPER FRESH GROUND BEEF CHUCK FOR CHILI 80% LEAN 20% FAT."

Lancaster and Wild Harvest
• 1-pound trays of "LANCASTER BRAND 96/4 EXTRA LEAN GROUND BEEF."

• 1- and 2-pound trays of "LANCASTER BRAND 90/10 GROUND BEEF."

• 1-pound trays of "WILD HARVEST NATURAL 85/15 ANGUS GROUND BEEF."

Shaw's
• 1- and 2-pound trays of "SHAW'S FRESH GROUND BEEF 93/7."

• 1-, 2- and 3-pound trays of "SHAW'S FRESH GROUND BEEF 80/20."

• 1- and 3-pound trays of "SHAW'S FRESH GROUND BEEF 75/25."

• 1.3-pound trays of "SHAW'S FRESH GROUND SIRLOIN BEEF PATTIES 90/10."

• 1.3-pound trays of "SHAW'S FRESH GROUND ROUND BEEF PATTIES 85/15."

• 1.3-pound trays of "SHAW'S FRESH GROUND BEEF PATTIES 80/20."

• 3-pound trays of "SHAW'S FRESH GROUND BEEF PATTIES FAMILY PACK 80/20."

• 1-pound trays of "SHAW'S ANGUS GROUND BEEF 85/15."

• 1-, 2- and 3-pound trays of "SHAW'S FRESH GROUND ROUND BEEF 85/15."

• 1-pound trays of "SHAW'S 90% NATURAL GROUND BEEF."

• 1-pound trays of "SHAW'S 85% NATURAL GROUND BEEF."

• 1-, 2- and 3-pound trays of "SHAW'S FRESH GROUND SIRLOIN 90/10."

• 1-pound trays of "MEATLOAF & MEATBALL MIX."

BJ's
• 5-pound trays of "FRESH GROUND BEEF, CONTAINS 15 % FAT" patties.

• 3- and 5-pound trays of "LEAN GROUND BEEF, CONTAINS 7% FAT."

• 2.5-pound trays of "MEATLOAF & MEATBALL MIX." Ford Brothers

• 3-pound trays of "FRESH GROUND BEEF, CONTAINS 20% FAT" patties.

Giant
• 1-pound trays of "GIANT EXTRA LEAN GROUND BEEF 96/4."

• 1-pound trays of "GIANT MEATLOAF & MEATBALL MIX."

• 1-pound trays of "GIANT NATURE'S PROMISE GROUND BEEF."

• 1-pound trays of "GIANT NATURE'S PROMISE GROUND BEEF PATTIES."

And, products for further processing:
• Cases of 10-pound "FAIRBANK FARMS FRESH GROUND BEEF CHUBS."