On Saturday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that 90,987 pounds of ground beef from Sam Kane Beef Processors in Corpus Christi, Tx. had been recalled after several consumers found pieces of metal inside the meat.
The pieces of metal were reportedly around 3mm and caused one consumer to chip a tooth.
In case you buy a lot of Sam Kane Beef, here are the products subject to recall:
- 3-pound packages of "HEB Ground Chuck," bearing the establishment number "337," a production date of "09/12/14" and a use by date of "10/02/14."
- 5-pound packages of "HEB Ground Beef," "73% LEAN 27% FAT," bearing the establishment number "337," a production date of "09/15/14" and a use by date of "10/05/14."
- 10-pound packages of "HEB Ground Beef," "73% LEAN 27% FAT," bearing the establishment number "337," a production date of "09/18/14" and a use by date of "10/08/14."
- 10-pound clear film packages of formed patties made from Sam Kane Beef Processors "Ground Chuck," bearing the establishment number "337," a production date of "9/09/14" and a use by date of "9/29/14."
Alfred Bausch, the company's general manager assured customers, "It was not a food safety issue. It was a foreign object and the foreign object was very small."
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