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Some frozen ground beef recalled due to plastic, metal contamination

Raw ground beef mince.
Recall alert FILE PHOTO: The USDA FSIS announced the recall of 167,277 pounds of ground beef. (Joe Gough - stock.adobe.com)

The US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has issued a public health alert for frozen, raw ground beef that may contain hard plastic and metal.

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The FSIS says this product should not be consumed. They did not issue a recall because the product is no longer available for purchase.

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The frozen, raw ground beef was produced Dec. 10. They are vacuum sealed packages from Turner Farm and Stockyards Packing Company Ground Beef, lot code 241210. The product’s establishment number is “EST. M2035.”

The product was sold at Turner Farm in Cincinnati.

FSIS has not received any reports of injury or illness due to eating this product. However, FSIS says this product should be thrown away or returned to the seller.

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