Health alert issued for stolen ground beef important websites to read

USDA
A sample label of one of the recalled products Also Online

Public Health Alert
• from FSIS

American Fresh Foods
• official site

Recalls.gov
• official site
The Food Safety and Inspection Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued a public health alert after a trailer carrying nearly 15,000 pounds of ground beef was stolen.

The trailer belongs to Fort Worth-based Texas American Food Services Corporation. Officials are worried the beef may be contaminated with E. coli, a potentially dangerous bacteria that can cause food poisoning, bloody diarrhea and dehydration.

No illnesses have been reported.

The packaged beef, sold under the brand name American Fresh Foods, has the following establishment number inside the USDA mark of inspection: EST. 13116. The products were produced on Dec. 19.

Call the company's hotline at 800-724-1136 if you have any questions about the recall.