The recall was issued after the company received customer complaints about finding “mirror-like” material in ground beef purchased at grocery stores in Texas, where Tyson is based, FSIS said in a statement. “There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products,” FSIS said. “Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact a healthcare provider.” This will go down as one of the biggest beef recalls in U.S. history. At least two recalls were larger, according to the USDA — one involving 143,000 pounds (PDF) of meat produced by Westland-Hallmark Meat Company that was recalled in 2008 after an animal abuse scandal and concerns about mad cow disease, as detailed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration; and another earlier this year involving about 121,000 pounds of beef potentially contaminated with E. coli, as described by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Regulators advised consumers to check both their fridges and their freezers and throw out or return any products covered by the latest beef recall. All of the raw ground beef involved in this recall was produced on November 2, 2022, regulators said. All of the products covered by the recall can be identified by the establishment number “EST. 245E” on the seam of the package, or “chub,” of ground meat. Two products covered by the recall all have a “best before or freeze by” dates of November 25, 2022: 10-pound and 5-pound chubs of Hill Country Fare ground beef, 73 percent lean, 27 percent fat. Five-pound chubs of H-E-B ground chuck ground beef, 80 percent lean, 20 percent fat are also part of the recall, but regulators didn’t specify a date for using or freezing this meat. Consumers with questions about this recall can contact the Tyson Fresh Meats Consumer Hotline at 855-382-3101. Anyone with food safety questions can also call the toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 888-674-6854 or live chat via Ask USDA.
