A food distributor in Pennsylvania is recalling about eight tons of ground beef because the meat might contain E. coli.
Packages of the beef, produced last month by Cargill Meat Solutions, were shipped to Walmart locations nationwide, according to a recall notice from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. There have been no confirmed reports of anyone being harmed from eating the beef, the agency said.
Officials at Cargill Meat reported the possible contamination “after they identified that previously segregated product had been inadvertently utilized in the production of ground beef,” the recall states.
Cargill Meat did not immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday.
E. coli is a potentially deadly bacteria that often causes dehydration, bloody stool and stomach cramps in humans. The bacteria typically strikes three or four days after a person consumes food tainted with E. coli. Most people recover from exposure within a week, the USDA said, but some who get infected — particularly children — can suffer from kidney failure.