Urgent recall for ground beef brand over fears it contains metal
The Michigan-based company has not revealed how big the pieces of metal are or how they might have come to be in the meat. The FDA warns that foreign objects in food that are bigger than 7mm can cause trauma or serious injury, especially in the elderly and children.
The problem was discovered after the firm notified the US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) that it received a consumer complaint reporting that pieces of metal were found in the product. There have been no confirmed reports of injury due to consumption of these products.
The products subject to recall bear establishment number 'EST. 10031' inside the USDA mark of inspection. The item was shipped to establishments and distributors in California, Delaware, Illinois, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. The frozen ready-to-eat ground beef item was packed on May 28, 2025, and May 30, 2025.
Each cardboard box shipped by Ada Valley Meat Company contained four 5lb plastic bags of fully cooked ground beef. Other identifiable features on the boxes include the pack date 5/28/25 with lot code 35156 or the pack date 5/30/25 with lot code 35157. FSIS is concerned that some products may be in freezers at institutions such as schools and hospitals. Establishments that have purchased these products are urged not to serve them to customers.
The products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase. FSIS also wants to make sure consumers are aware that some of the recalled products could bear different labeling due to further distribution and processing by other establishments. The government agency added: 'Consumers are urged to carefully review the information in this announcement, including the product and label information.
'Please check back frequently as additional products could be added.' No other products from Ada Valley Meat Company are known to be affected. On its website, Ada Valley Meat Company says it prides itself on being a third generation, family-owned business that has been running since 1961. Today it manufactures custom beef, pork and chicken-based products for customers across the country.
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