WASHINGTON, Jan. 5, 2025 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert due to concerns of frozen, raw ground beef products that may be contaminated with foreign material, specifically hard plastic and metal. FSIS is issuing this public health alert to ensure that consumers are aware that this product should not be consumed. A recall was not requested because the product is no longer available for purchase.
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Identifiers in this source record
vacuum-sealed packages weighing approximately one pound containing “Turner Farm”, “STOCKYARDS PACKING COMPANY GROUND BEEF” and lot code 241210.Product & package: Brand, flavor, package size and UPC, when listed. Lot & date: Batch code and the exact best-by, use-by or production date. USDA mark: For meat or poultry, the establishment number when the notice specifies one.
Read the food & drink identification guideWhy this notice was issued
Product Contamination
Official action
FSIS is concerned that some product may be in consumers’ refrigerators or freezers. Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.
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Read the full official instructionsProduct & source details
- Product
- vacuum-sealed packages weighing approximately one pound containing “Turner Farm”, “STOCKYARDS PACKING COMPANY GROUND BEEF” and lot code 241210.
- Brand or manufacturer
- Stockyards Packing Co LLC
- Source
- USDA FSIS
- Notice type
- Safety alert
- Source reference
- PHA-01052025-01
- Source status
- Public Health Alert
- Category
- Food & drink