Ohio Farms Packing Co. Ltd., a Creston, Ohio establishment, is recalling approximately 40,680 pounds of boneless veal products that may be contaminated with E. coli O103, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. Also included in the recall is an undetermined amount of veal cutlets produced by Ohio Farms Packing Co. Ltd. All of the cutlets were sold to food services; none of this product was sold directly to consumers. Companies that purchase products from Ohio Farms Packing Co. Ltd. should contact the firm directly to determine whether or not the product they have purchased is subject to the recall.
The boneless veal products were produced Nov. 30, 2016 through Feb. 3, 2017. The following products are subject to recall:
- 60-lb boxes of “Atlantic Veal & Lamb Inc.: Boneless Veal SF” with product codes:
- 511012
- 511020
- 511021
- 511023
- 511024
- 511030
- 511032
- 511034
- 511336
- 511337
- 511340
- 511341
- 511343
- 511351
- 511362
- 511365
- 60-lb boxes of “Atlantic Veal & Lamb LLC: Boneless Veal” with product codes:
- 507023
- 507030
- 507335
- 507342
- 507356
- 507358
The products subject to recall bear establishment number “EST. 34569” inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to distributors in Illinois, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas and Canada.
The problem was discovered when FSIS was notified by the Illinois State Department of Agriculture about a positive non-0157 Shiga toxin-producing E. coli sample.
There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products.
Source: FSIS
