--- title: MA Whole Foods Recalls E. coli Tainted Beef date: 2014-08-15T08:31:06-07:00 author: Bill Marler canonical_url: "https://marlerclark.com/news_events/ma-whole-foods-recalls-e-coli-tainted-beef" section: News --- [All News](/news_events) / [Outbreaks](https://marlerclark.com/news_events/outbreaks) / # MA Whole Foods Recalls E. coli Tainted Beef Whole Foods Market locations, South Weymouth, Mass. and Newton, Mass., are recalling 368 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with *E. coli* O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. 125 lbs. of the following ground beef products produced on June 8, 2014 at the Newton, Mass. location are subject to recall: - “BEEF GROUND SIRLOIN 93% LEAN 7% FAT” with SKU 90013 - “BEEF GROUND SIRLOIN 93% LEAN 7% FAT FAMILY PACK” with SKU 90247 - “BEEF SIRLOIN Patty 93% LEAN / 7% Fat” with SKU 90088 - “BEEF GROUND 93% LEAN / 7% FAT” with SKU 90035 - “BEEF GROUND SIRLOIN 93% LEAN 7% FAT patty FAMILY PACK” with SKU 52179 - “BEEF GROUND 85% LEAN 15% FAT” with SKU 90004 - “BEEF GROUND 85% LEAN 15% FAT FAMILY PACK” with SKU 90037 - “BEEF GROUND PATTY 90% LEAN GRASS FED” with SKU 96363 - “BEEF GROUND PATTY 90% LEAN GRASS FED, Value Pack” with SKU 52162 - “BEEF GROUND 90% LEAN GRASS FED” with SKU 95997 - “BEEF GROUND 90% LEAN GRASS FED, Value pack” with SKU 52190 - “BEEF GROUND 85 15 GRASS FED” with SKU 95195 - “BEEF GROUND 85 15 PATTIES GRASS FED” with SKU 95196 - “BEEF BURGER GRASS FED GOURMET FEATURED” with SKU 52871 170 lbs. of the following ground beef products produced on June 10, 2014 at the Newton, Mass. location are subject to recall: - “BEEF GROUND SIRLOIN 93% LEAN 7% FAT” with SKU 90013 - “BEEF GROUND SIRLOIN 93% LEAN 7% FAT FAMILY PACK” with SKU 90247 - “BEEF SIRLOIN Patty 93% LEAN / 7% Fat” with SKU 90088 - “BEEF GROUND 93% LEAN / 7% FAT” with SKU 90035 - “BEEF GROUND SIRLOIN 93% LEAN 7% FAT patty FAMILY PACK” with SKU 52179 - “BEEF GROUND SIRLOIN 93/7 PATTIES NE” with SKU 90199 - “BEEF GROUNDSIRLOIN 93/7 NE” with SKU 95051 - “BEEF GROUND 85% LEAN 15% FAT” with SKU 90004 - “BEEF GROUND 85% LEAN 15% FAT FAMILY PACK” with SKU 90037 - “BEEF GROUND PATTY 90% LEAN GRASS FED” with SKU 96363 - “BEEF GROUND PATTY 90% LEAN GRASS FED, Value Pack” with SKU 52162 - “BEEF GROUND 90% LEAN GRASS FED” with SKU 95997 - “BEEF GROUND 90% LEAN GRASS FED, Value pack” with SKU 52190 - “BEEF GROUND 85 15 GRASS FED” with SKU 95195 - “BEEF GROUND 85 15 PATTIES GRASS FED” with SKU 95196 - “BEEF BURGER GRASS FED GOURMET FEATURED” with SKU 52871 73 lbs. of the following ground beef products produced on June 21, 2014 at the South Weymouth, Mass. location are subject to recall: - “BEEF GROUND PATTY 90% LEAN GRASS FED” with SKU 96363 - “BEEF GROUND PATTY 90% LEAN GRASS FED, Value Pack” with SKU 52162 - “BEEF GROUND 90% LEAN GRASS FED” with SKU 95997 - “BEEF GROUND 90% LEAN GRASS FED, Value pack” with SKU 52190 - “BEEF GROUND 85 15 GRASS FED” with SKU 95195 - “BEEF GROUND 85 15 PATTIES GRASS FED” with SKU 95196 - “BEEF BURGER GRASS FED GOURMET FEATURED” with SKU 52871 - “BEEF GROUND SIRLOIN 93% Lean 7% fat” with SKU 90013 - “BEEF GROUND SIRLOIN 93% LEAN 7% FAT FAMILY PACK” with SKU 90247 - “BEEF SIRLOIN Patty 93% LEAN / 7% Fat” with SKU 90088 - “BEEF GROUND 93% LEAN / 7% FAT” with SKU 90035 - “BEEF GROUND SIRLOIN 93% LEAN 7% FAT patty FAMILY PACK” with SKU 52179 - “BEEF GROUND SIRLOIN 93/7 PATTIES NE” with SKU 90199 - “BEEF GROUND SIRLOIN 93/7 NE” with SKU 95051 FSIS was notified of an investigation of *E. coli* O157:H7 illnesses on June 25, 2014. Working in conjunction with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), FSIS determined that there is a link between ground beef purchased at Whole Foods Market and this illness cluster. Based on epidemiologic investigation, 3 case-patients have been identified in Massachusetts with illness onset dates ranging from June 13, 2014 to June 25, 2014. While the onset of illnesses was in June, on August 13, 2014, additional laboratory results provided linkages between the 3 MA case-patients and ground beef purchased from Whole Foods. Traceback investigation indicated that all 3 case-patients consumed ground beef purchased from 2 Whole Foods Market prior to illness onset. 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