6,800 pounds of beef recalled. Customers found pieces of plastic in the meat
Imagine biting into your restaurant burger made with gourmet prime or angus beef — and hitting plastic. That nearly happened, which is why, Monday, Shamrock Foods recalled about 6,876 pounds of ground beef sold under its Gold Canyon Meat Co. brand.
“The problem was discovered after the firm received complaints from restaurant staff reporting they found hard, white plastic in the beef patty products during preparation,” the USDA-posted recall notice said.
Photos included with the recall notice showed the pieces of a plastic machine paddle found by the restaurant workers, paddle pieces found at the processing establishment and, to show how much was broken, an intact plastic machine paddle.
Here’s what’s been recalled:
▪ 11.25-pound boxes of “Beef Chuck Patty, Ground 6 Ounce Gourmet Prime,” item No. 4512991.
▪ 12-pound boxes of “Beef Chuck Patty, Ground 2x1 Gourmet USDA Prime,” item No. 4757111.
▪ 12-pound boxes of “Beef Chuck Pattie, Ground Slider Angus 6x1,” item No. 3752811.
▪ 12-pound boxes of “Beef Chuck Pattie, Ground 6-ounce 6 wide Ceder River Natural USDA Choice,” item No. 3138361.
▪ 12-pound boxes of “Beef Chuck Pattie, Ground 8Z Ceder River Natural USDA Choice,” item No. 3962551.
▪ 12.25-pound boxes of “Beef Chuck Patty, Ground Angus 7Z Cryo 2-6LB Sleeves,” item No. 3942041.
▪ 12.25-pound boxes of “Beef Chuck Patty, Ground Angus 7Z,” item No. 3926911.
They have “EST. 6239” inside the USDA inspection mark and were sent to restaurants in Arizona and California.
Restaurants obviously shouldn’t serve these patties. Restaurant managers or customers with questions should reach out to Shamrock’s Sandy Kelly at 480-564-6047 or Sandy_Kelly@ShamrockFoods.com.
This story was originally published November 16, 2021 at 10:29 AM with the headline "6,800 pounds of beef recalled. Customers found pieces of plastic in the meat."
