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USDA source record Public Health Alert Archived

FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Raw Ground Beef Products Due to Foreign Material Contamination

Recall Date: 2022-05-11 Recalling Firm: NPC Processing, LLC Record Ref: pha-051122-01

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This USDA record concerns FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Raw Ground Beef Products Due to Foreign Material Contamination and names NPC Processing, LLC as the recalling firm. Use the source fields below to narrow the match, then verify the exact item and current remedy on the issuing-agency page.

  • Firm: NPC Processing, LLC
  • Classification: Public Health Alert
  • Status: Archived
  • Recall date: 2022-05-11
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Product Description & Identification

• 16-oz. vacuum-sealed packages containing “ORGANIC RANCHER ORGANIC GROUND BEEF 93% LEAN 7% FAT” with a use by date of 5-18-2022.; • 16-oz. vacuum-sealed packages containing “ORGANIC RANCHER ORGANIC GROUND BEEF 85% LEAN 15% FAT” with a use by date of 5-18-2022.

Reason for Recall / Hazard Identified

Product Contamination

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Consumer Action Recorded in the Source

The problem was discovered after the firm received complaints from consumers reporting they found hard, rigid plastic in the ground beef products. FSIS is concerned that the products may be in consumers’ refrigerators or freezers. Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.

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Issuing agency
USDA
Source ID
pha-051122-01
Indexed update
2026-07-30 12:05:40 UTC
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