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Washington Beef, LLC Recalls Ground Beef Products due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination

USDA-FSIS · March 2, 2019 · Class I

Washington Beef, LLC Recalls Ground Beef Products due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination - posted March 2, 2019 by USDA-FSIS, Class I.
Reason: Product Contamination.
Quantity involved: 850 pounds .
Distribution: Washington.
Details as of October 24, 2026; the linked official notice is authoritative for lot codes, VINs, and remedies.

Agency: USDA-FSIS
Posted: March 2, 2019
Classification: Class I
Status: Closed Recall
Recalling firm: Washington Beef, LLC
Source ID: 024-2019

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How this recall compares

Washington Beef, LLC has 2 recall events in the FDA (2012+) and USDA-FSIS (2014+) records tracked here; by posting date this is the 2nd. The one before it: Washington Firm Recalls Boneless Beef Trim Product Due To Possible E. Coli… (January 28, 2015).
At 850 pounds, it is larger than 29% of the 101 USDA-FSIS recalls from 2019 that state a quantity in pounds.
It is one of 8 foreign-material recall events FDA and USDA-FSIS posted in March 2019 (all foreign-material recalls).

Official summary

EDITORS NOTE:

- This release is being updated to include additional information and a corrected product information list.

WASHINGTON, March 2, 2019 Washington Beef, LLC, a Toppenish, Wash. establishment, is recalling approximately 30,260 pounds of ground beef chubs products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically hard plastic and metal, the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

The ground beef chubs were produced on Dec. 27, 2018 and include a Use or Freeze by date of 01/20/19. The following products are subject to recall: [View Labels (PDF only)]

See attached spreadsheet here.

The products subject to recall bear establishment number EST. 235 inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped nationwide.

The problem was discovered by a consumer complaint to the company on February 28, 2019.

There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact a healthcare provider.

FSIS is concerned that some product may be frozen and in consumers freezers. Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.

FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify recalling firms notify their customers of the recall and that steps are taken to make certain that the product is no longer available to consumers. When available, the retail distribution list(s) will be posted on the FSIS website at www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls.

Consumers with questions about the recall can contact Jay Theiler, Vice President of Marketing at Washington Beef, at (855) 472-6455. Media with questions about the recall can contact, Jayne Davis, Director of Corporate and Media Affairs at Washington Beef, at (855) 472-6455.

Consumers with food safety questions can "Ask Karen," the FSIS virtual representative available 24 hours a day at AskKaren.gov or via smartphone at m.askkaren.gov. The toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) is available in English and Spanish and can be reached from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Eastern Time) Monday through Friday. Recorded food safety messages are available 24 hours a day. The online Electronic Consumer Complaint Monitoring System can be accessed 24 hours a day at: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/reportproblem.