WASHINGTON – Salida, Colo.-based, Scanga Meat Company announced the recall of 563 lbs of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O103, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced on Dec. 27.

The problem was discovered during routine FSIS testing and the sampling results showed the presence of E. coli O103. There have been no confirmed reports of illness due to consumption of these products.

The raw ground beef products were produced on Dec. 11, 2023. The following products are subject to recall: 

• 6-lb plastic tubes containing “It’s a treat to eat Scanga Meat OUR REGULAR GROUND BEEF” and may have lot code 3345 represented on the label.
• 6-lb plastic tubes containing “It’s a treat to eat Scanga Meat OUR X-L GROUND BEEF” and may have lot code 3345 represented on the label.
• 1-lb plastic chubs containing “SCANGA MEAT HAMBURGER” and may have lot code 3345 represented on the label.
• 1-lb plastic trays containing “It’s a treat to eat Scanga Meat GROUND ROUND” and may have lot code 3345 represented on the label. 

 The products subject to recall bear the establishment number “EST. 6460” inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were sold at the establishment’s retail location and shipped to restaurants in Colorado.           

 FSIS stated that many clinical laboratories do not test for non-O157 STEC, such as O103, because it is harder to identify than STEC O157:H7. People can become ill from STECs 2–8 days (average of 3–4 days) after consuming the organism.