Ground Beef Recall at Publix, Winn Dixie and Kroger

**Update – this recall also effects Kroger and Winn Dixie.  Go HERE for more info – thanks Kari!

If you have purchased ground beef at Publix recently, make sure you take note of the info I just found on Publix.com.  Also – make sure you read the information carefully before assuming that your meat is affected.  Go HERE to Publix.com for more information on this:

LAKELAND, Fla., Aug. 13,2011— Publix Super Markets is issuing a voluntary recall for assorted varieties of products that contain ground chuck because it may be adulterated with E. coli O157:H7. This is an expansion of National Beef Packing Company’s voluntary recall of ground beef product produced at its Dodge City, Kansas production facility. The problem was discovered as a result of routine microbial testing conducted by the Ohio Department of Agriculture at a state-inspected facility that had purchased these products for further processing. A traceback investigation revealed that the slaughter facility, National Beef Packing Co. products were the sole source for the positive product sample.

Consumption of products containing E. coli O157:H7 can cause bloody diarrhea, dehydration, and in the most severe cases, kidney failure. The very young, seniors and persons with weak immune systems are the most susceptible to foodborne illness. Publix is recalling the following random weight products produced at Publix retail meat departments with sell-by-dates between July 25 and August 12, 2011