Federal food safety officials say ground beef recalled by a Detroit business may have been sent to stores in 10 states.
According to an announcement, the Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service says it has reason to believe recalled beef was sent to retail outlets in Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Wisconsin.
Wolverine Packing Co. announced on Monday that it was recalling 1.8 million pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli.
The Food Safety and Inspection Service said 11 people were sickened.
In Pennsylvania, the Department of Agriculture identified Gordon Food Service Marketplace stores as receiving recalled beef. Gordon Food Service has retail stores in Monroeville, Pleasant Hills and Robinson.
Gordon Food Service Marketplace stores stocked one of the products included in the voluntary recall, and that product has been completely removed from stores, said spokesman Mark Dempsey.
“That product is a Fresh Premium Angus Beef Steakburger Patty, 10 count, 4-pound package. The product was either sold prior to its expiration date of April 18, 2014, or immediately removed from the shelves when the notice was issued,” he said.
Gordon Food Service instructed its stores to dispose of the recalled product and displayed a recall notice on its website, gfs.com, he said.
In November, Gordon Food Service broke ground on a 420,000-square-foot distribution center in the Findlay Industrial Park, Westport, Findlay Township, Pittsburgh's first major industrial development since 2009.
Consumers can see a list of recalled products and potentially affected stores on the Department of Agriculture's website.
The Associated Press and Trib Total Media staff writer Sam Spatter contributed to this report.
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