Federal Agency Issues ‘Public Health Alert’ Over Ground Beef That May Be Contaminated

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service issued a “public health alert” over the weekend for ground beef products sold across the United States that may be contaminated with a “potentially deadly” strain of the E. coli bacteria. The raw ground beef products were produced on March 28, 2024, and have a packaging date of “032824” and a “use/freeze by” date of April 22, 2024, the agency said. The products have an establishment number, “EST. 960A,” in the USDA’s mark of inspection on the packaging, it said. The product labels can be seen on the USDA’s website. No recalls have been initiated because the items are no longer available for purchase, the USDA notice said. However, anyone who has the products should not eat or serve them, and they should be thrown out or returned to their location of purchase, it added....