E. coli Worries Prompt Beef Recall

The Associated Press reports that Flanders Provision Co., Inc. of Waycross, Georgia, has recalled about 900,000 pounds of frozen ground beef patties under concerns of possible E. coli contamination.
The food was sold in 2-, 3- and 5-pound packages under the brand names Flanders Bun Buster, Flanders Beef Patties, America’s Pride Beef Patties, Grill Master Beef Patties and Value Time Beef Patties. The meat was also sold in 10-pound packages under the brand names of Flanders Beef Patties, Flanders Homestyle Cubed Beef Patties and Flanders Patty Mix.
All the products have the establishment number “EST.9145” inside the USDA seal of inspection. The meat was processed between Feb. 21, 2005, and March 10, 2005, and distributed to retail stores nationwide.