Raw Beef Recall Tied To Illinois Company

CHICAGO, IL — More than 2,000 pounds of raw beef has been recalled across nine states out of concern it may be contaminated with pieces of plastic. The beef was packaged at Amity Packing Company in Chicago and may be contaminated with clear, thin pliable plastic, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced.

The beef was shipped to establishments in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

So far, no illnesses have been reported in connection with the beef. Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact a healthcare provider, health officials said.

Health officials say the problem was discovered after Pre Brands LLC received two consumer complaints reporting finding plastic in raw ground beef. The raw ground beef items were produced on Jan. 6, 2020, and bear establishment number "est. 6916" printed on the right front side of the package. The following products are subject to recall:

One pound vacuum-packed packages containing "Pre 95 percent lean 5 percent fat ground beef" with lot code "0060," case code "11402" and use/freeze by date of Jan. 31, 2020, on the product label.

Scott Anderson, Patch National Staff, contributed to this report.