A Cargill Meat Solutions Corp. firm in Wyalusing, Pa., is voluntarily recalling nearly 1.1 million pounds of ground beef products because they may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced last Saturday.

The recall involves nearly 60 varieties of ground beef product, including ground beef and ground beef patties. For a complete list, click here.

Each package or label bears the establishment number "Est. 9400" inside the USDA mark of inspection. As the use/freeze-by dates for products subject to this recall have expired, consumers are urged to look in their freezers for these products and return or discard them if found.

In addition to the above listed products, there are various weights and varieties of ground beef, ground chuck, and ground sirloin product that are distributed for further processing and repackaging and will not bear the recalling firm's establishment number on the package.

The ground beef products subject to recall were produced between Oct. 8 and 11, 2007, and were distributed to retail establishments nationwide.

The problem was discovered by FSIS through follow-up investigation and sampling after a positive E. coli O157:H7 at another federal establishment.

"No illnesses have been associated with this product," John Keating, president of Cargill Regional Beef, said in a press release. "We are working closely with the USDA to remove the product from the marketplace."

By Tom Johnston on 11/5/2007 for Meatingplace.com