Federal authorities are warning consumers to stay away from ground beef believed to have been contaminated by E.coli. The contaminated beef has already sickened some nine people, it has emerged. Around 41,305 pounds of ground beef is believed to have been contaminated.
Six people from King, Island and Clallam counties in Washington were sickened and two had to be hospitalized for treatment. The U.S. Food Safety Inspection Service said that the products under suspicion were sold under the brand name "Northwest Finest."
These include
• 16-ounce packages of "Northwest Finest 7% FAT, NATURAL GROUND BEEF," having a label that says UPC code of 752907 600127.
• 16-ounce packages of "Northwest Finest 10% FAT, Organic GROUND BEEF," having a label that says UPC code is available.
The products have sell-by dates of August 1 and August 11 and bear the U.S. Department of Agriculture mark of inspection "Est 965."
