If you bought ground beef labeled "Moran's," "Inter-American Products," or "Stater Brothers," you should check the package information to see if the ground beef has been recalled. On June 3, 2007, the USDA-FSIS announced the recall of about 75,000 pounds of ground beef due to possible contamination with E. coli. 

The recalled ground beef was sold at the following stores: Albertson's in California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming and in Save-A-Lot Stores in Arizona, California and Nevada. There are other stores that may have sold contaminated meat including: Grocery Outlet, Fry's Save-Mart, Smart and Final, and Smith's and Stater Bros. stores.

According to the FSIS announcement, the ground beef involved in this recall was shipped to retail distribution centers in  Arizona, California, Colorado, Oregon and Utah.  The labels of the recalled ground beef bear the establishment number "EST. 1241" inside the USDA mark of inspection or printed on the package. All of the products bear a sell by date of "May/06/07," a freeze by date of "May/07/07" or a produced on date of "April/20/07." Products subject to recall include:

• 10-pound casings of "MORAN'S All Natural, 73/27 fine ground beef."


• 10-pound casings of "MORAN'S All Natural, 90/10 fine ground sirloin."


• 2-pound chubs of "INTER-AMERICAN PRODUCTS 93/7 ground beef."


• 1-pound chubs of "INTER-AMERICAN PRODUCTS 80/20 ground beef."


• 1-pound chubs of "MORAN'S All Natural 73/27 ground beef."


• 5-pound chubs of "MORAN'S All Natural 73/27 ground beef."


• 3-pound chubs of "MORAN'S All Natural 73/27 ground beef."


• 1-pound chubs of "MORAN'S All Natural, 90/10 fine ground sirloin."


• 2-pound chubs of "MORAN'S All Natural 93/7 ground beef."


• 2-pound chubs of "MORAN'S All Natural 96/4 ground beef."


• 3-pound chubs of "STATER BROS. MARKETS 73/27 ground beef."

Ground beef is often re-packaged, some of this meat may have been used in restaurants. If you have symptoms of E. coli, you should contact a doctor immediately. You should also contact Pritzker | Ruohonen for information about stool sample testing and linking an E. coli infection to an outbreak. To contact Pritzker | Ruohonen, please call toll-free at 1-888-377-8900 or submit the firm's online consultation form.