15 Tons Of Washington Beef Recalled: USDA

TOPPENISH, WA - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on March 2 issued a Class I recall for more than 30,000 pounds of ground beef chubs product produced by Washington Beef, LLC, in Toppenish. The recall was issued after USDA investigators learned the meat may be contaminated with hard plastic and metal material.

The ground beef chubs were reportedly produced Dec. 27, 2018, and given a "Use or Freeze By" date of Jan. 20, 2019. The recalled meat was shipped nationwide and bears establishment number "EST. 235."

The potentially contaminated meat was packaged in one-, three-, and 10-pound units.

A customer complaint dated Feb. 28 alerted the USDA to the issue, though there have not been any confirmed reports of illness or adverse reactions due to consuming the meat, USDA officials said. Anyone who may have concerns about illnesses related to eating these products should call their healthcare provider.

The following products are being recalled:

• 15502 DOUBLE R RANCH 100% GROUND BEEF
• 15503 DOUBLE R RANCH 100% GROUND BEEF
• 15602 ST. HELENS 100% GROUND BEEF
• 15603 ST. HELENS 100% GROUND BEEF
• 15604 ST. HELENS 100% GROUND BEEF
• 15606 ST. HELENS 100% GROUND BEEF
• 15607 ST. HELENS 100% GROUND BEEF
• 15608 ST. HELENS 100% GROUND BEEF
• 15609 ST. HELENS 100% GROUND BEEF
• 15518 DOUBLE R RANCH COURSE GROUND BEEF CHUBS
• 98505 SRF AMERICAN WAGYU BEEF FINE GROUND BEEF CHUBS
• 98506 BEEF BONELESS GROUND CHUCK BLEND SMOKED

Anyone with questions about the recall can contact Washington Beef VP of Marketing Jay Theiler at 855-472-6455.

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