Kroger Recalls 35,000 Pounds of Burger Contaminated with Plastic
Do you like cheese on your hamburger? How about plastic? A recall is underway for 35,000 pounds of raw ground beef sold at Kroger stores in Colorado.
According to Fox 31 Denver, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reports a customer found pieces of hard, blue plastic in one of the products. The product in question was produced on March 22 with a sell-by date of April 9.
These products are part of the recall:
- 3-pound tray packages containing “Kroger ground beef 73 percent lean — 27 percent fat” with product code 95051, UPC: 011110975645, and a Sell By date of April 9, 2018.
- 1-pound tray packages containing “Kroger ground beef 80 percent lean — 20 percent fat” with product code 95052, UPC: 011110969729, and a Sell By date of April 9, 2018.
- 3-pound tray packages containing “Kroger ground beef 80 percent lean — 20 percent fat” with product code 95053, UPC of 011110969705, and a Sell By date of April 9, 2018.
- 1-pound tray packages containing “private selection Angus beef 80 percent lean — 20 percent fat ground chuck” with product code 95054, UPC: 011110971395, and a Sell By date of April 9, 2018.
- 1-pound tray packages containing “Kroger ground beef 85 percent lean — 15 percent fat” with product code 95055, UPC: 011110969682, and a Sell By date of April 9, 2018.
- 1-pound tray packages containing “Kroger ground sirloin 90 percent lean — 10 percent fat ground beef” and product code 95056, UPC: 011110975638, and a Sell By date of April 9, 2018.
- 1-pound tray packages containing “all natural Laura’s lean beef 92 percent lean 8 percent fat ground beef” with product code 95057, UPC: 612669316714, and a Sell By date of April 9, 2018.
- 1-pound tray packages containing “all natural Laura’s lean beef 96 percent lean 4 percent fat ground beef” with product code 95058, UPC: 612669317063, and a Sell By date of April 9, 2018.
- 1-pound tray packages containing “private selection Angus beef 90 percent lean — 10 percent fat ground sirloin” with product code 95063, UPC: 011110969637 and a Sell By date of April 9, 2018.
- 1-pound tray packages containing “Kroger ground beef 93 percent lean — 7 percent fat” with product code 95064, UPC: 01111096920, and a Sell By date of April 9, 2018.
- 15-pound cases containing “JBS Ground beef Angus Chuck 80 percent Lean 20 percent Fat Service Case” with Case UPC: 0040404800632 and a sell by date of April 9, 2018.
- 15-pound cases containing “Ground beef Angus Sirloin 90 percent Lean 10 percent Fat Service Case” Case UPC: 0040404800634, and a sell by date of April 9, 2018.
If you have one of these products, the USDA's Food Safety Inspection Service encourages you not to consume them. They should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.
Did you know there is a USDA meat and poultry hotline? Seriously, they have a hotline. You can call it between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. MDT Monday through Friday. You can also visit them at their official webpage