Food Recall – Kenosha Beef Recalls 19 Tons of Burger Patties

Kenosha Beef International Ltd. Food Recall Aug 2 2012

By Jean-Paul McDonald, Farms.com

Nearly 19 tons of beef patties were recalled by Kenosha Beef International Ltd of Wisconsin on August 2 2012. The beef products in question are the company’s frozen bacon-cheeseburger patties, which may contain pieces of gasket material. The announcement came yesterday from the U.S Department of Agriculture on behalf of the Wisconsin company.

The recall includes two-pound cartons containing six patties of Sam’s Choice Fireside Gourmet Black Angus Beef Patties Bacon and Aged Cheddar. The products have been distributed in the states of North Carolina, Maine, Ohio, Wisconsin, South Carolina, Pennsylvania and Indiana. The packages that are being recalled have establishment number “EST 425B” and a ‘best if used by date” date code 120812B.

Although there have been no reported cases of illness or injury as the result of the beef patties, the company alerted the USDA about the issue of gasket material in the patties after receiving a consumer complaint.

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