Tyson Fresh Meats Recalling Ground Beef Sold in South Carolina

Kansas-based Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. is recalling about 131,300 pounds of ground beef that could be contaminated with E. coli.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on Wednesday that it became aware of the problem after Ohio health authorities reported that a family in Butler County had become ill with E. coli. The agency said that ground beef in the family's home tested positive for the E. coli bacteria.

Kroger-brand ground beef and Butcher's Brand beef and generic label beef, which were all produced Aug. 23, are on the recall list.

The products subject to recall have a "BEST BEFORE OR FREEZE BY" date of "SEP 12 2011" and the establishment number "245D" stamped along the seam of the packaging.

The Kroger beef was distributed in Tennessee and Indiana; the Butcher's beef in North and South Carolina and the generic beef in Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin.