The food safety board issued the alert on May 2nd , warning the public not to consume frozen hamburger patties as well as fresh ground beef products delivered in several Toronto stores between march 13 and 21 this year.
The Canadian Press printed the CFIA alert which covers: Steakhouse Beef Burgers in the 1.02 kilogram package Code Date 0858 sold at M&M Meat Shops across Canada.
Belmont Meat Products ground beef patties in 4.54 kilogram restaurant packs bearing the UPC code 0 60597 35020 9 sold at Costco Wholesale in Ontario.
The CFIA also identified the following stores as possible sources of contaminated meat: Lone Tai Supermarket, 2300 Lawrence Ave. E., Hong Tai, 2555 Victoria Park Ave., and Ton Tai, 3030 Don Mills Road.
And while there have been no illnesses or deaths reported from the consumption of these products, the CFIA urged the public not to consume the meat and instead return them to the point of origin.
For its part M&M Meat Shops, offered to issue refunds to customers who bought the recalled products from them, a Montreal Gazette report said.
E. coli contamination may cause abdominal pain, diarrhea, seizures, strokes, kidney failure, and in extreme cases, death.
