Atlanta, GA - Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Tommy Irvin announced that all of the frozen ground beef patties recalled by Glenmark Industries Ltd. of Chicago that were sent into Georgia have been removed from grocery store shelves.
“Only a small amount of the patties had been sent into the state,” said Commissioner Irvin. “We are pleased that the few grocery stores that had received the patties promptly removed them as soon as notified.”
The patties were recalled because of possible contamination with Escherichia coli 0157:H7 bacteria. Boxes or cartons of patties subject to recall can be identified by consumers by the following product names and codes:
- President's Choice Beef Patties, 3 oz. patties in 3 lb. packages with the date codes: 8179 followed by 16 through 24;
- President's Choice Thick and Juicy Beef Patties, 5.3 oz. patties in 2 lb. packages with the date codes: 8195 followed by the letters A through H;
- Glenmark 100% Pure Ground Beef Steak Eater's Beef in 3 lb. packages with the date codes: 1768 followed by 23 and 24; 1778 followed by 18 through 24; 1828 followed by 08 through 23; 1878 followed by 07; 1918 followed by 15 through 23; 1958 followed by 22 through 24; and 1968 followed by 08 through 23;
- Glenmark Cookout Burgers in 3 lb. packages and 2 lb. packages with the date codes: 1758 followed by 08 through 15; 1778 followed by 08 through 17; and 1878 followed by 07 through 15;
- Glenmark The Great Grillsby Mildly Seasoned Beef Patties in 3 lb. packages with the date codes: 1768 followed by 08 through 23; and 1898 followed by 07 through 15;
- Ground Beef Patties, P&C Foods, in 3 lb. packages with date codes: 1828 followed by 22 or 23;
- Big M Supermarket Ground Beef Patties in 3 lb. packages with date codes: 1828 followed by 19 through 21;
- Armour Premium Beef Burgers in 3 lb. packages and 1.5 lb. packages with date codes: 8175; 8182; 8187; 8189; 8190; 8191; 8196; 8197.
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