USDA says 156,235 pounds beef recalled for E. coli

The U.S.
Department of Agriculture on Friday said that an Oklahoma-based company has voluntarily recalled 156,235 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with
E. coli bacteria.

The company, Fadler, Southwest Food Distributors, LLC of Tulsa, has voluntarily recalled beef products produced on various dates between February 6 and May 3.

The problem was discovered through routine product testing on beef patty products that were distributed to retail establishments, restaurants and institutions in Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri, the USDA said.

E. coli is a potentially deadly bacterium that causes bloody diarrhea and dehydration, leaving the very young, seniors and those with compromised immune systems at the highest risk.