Ground Elk meat packaged individually for retail sale in… recall
Recalled by Frontiere Natural Meats · Denver, CO, United States
Class II — Moderate risk. May cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm unlikely.
Why it was recalled
Frontiere Natural Meats, LLC of Denver, Colorado is recalling certain 16 ounce packages of ground elk meat due to potential contamination with Escherichia coli O157:H7.
Pathogen: E. coli
Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (such as O157:H7) can cause severe illness and kidney failure.
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What was recalled
Ground Elk meat packaged individually for retail sale in hermetically sealed plastic with a black backing identified with Use or Freeze By 04-27-15. The stick-on finished product label is red, white, and black with red, white, and black print writing reading in part: "Natural DK Meats All Natural Ground Elk Net Wt 16 oz Packed for DK Natural Meats Asheville, NC 28806, UPC 055173061006".
Quantity: 205 cases/8 lbs per case
Lot codes, dates and UPCs
A recall covers only these codes. Compare them with the lot number, best-by date or UPC printed on your package.
Use or Freeze by date of 04-27-15, product code number 80018, UPC 055173061006.
Where it was sold
North Carolina
FDA's distribution note: Entire amount distributed sent to one customer: Carolina Bison, 3 Westside Dr., Asheville, NC 28806
Check the codes, then return or discard. Class II means eating it may cause temporary or reversible health problems. If your package matches the recalled codes, do not eat it - return it to the store or throw it away. FDA lists this recall as terminated: the company has finished removing the product, so it should no longer be on shelves - but it can still be in a freezer or pantry.
- Recalling firm
- Frontiere Natural Meats
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Recall initiated
- Jun 3, 2015
- In FDA report of
- Jul 8, 2015
- Terminated
- Sep 1, 2015
- FDA recall number
- F-2783-2015 · event 71397
- Official record
- FDA enforcement report search