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The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued a Class I recall for 40,000 pounds of ground beef products intended for Georgia school lunches, due to possible E. coli contamination.
The beef was produced by Palo Duro Meat in Amarillo, Texas, by September 9, according to a statement released by the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service Friday. It was shipped to two Georgia warehouses, where it was to be distributed to a variety of institutions, including six school districts associated with the National School Lunch Program.
However, USDA authorities say they are not aware of the beef having been served as part of any school lunches, adding that the bulk of the beef products have not left the warehouses.
The beef was shipped in 40-pound boxes. Each case contains the mark “Est. 7282” and a production code of 19110
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