Frozen Ground Beef Recalled Over Possible Metal Contamination
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), which is responsible for the safety of meat, poultry and eggs, issued a recall on Tuesday of one beef supplier in Michigan.
It was reported that the Ada Valley Meat Company, located in Ada, Michigan, is recalling over 1,000 pounds of frozen ground beef, according to the FSIS website.
"Ada Valley Meat Company, an Ada, Mich., establishment, is recalling approximately 1,065 pounds of a fully cooked frozen ground beef product that may be contaminated with foreign material, specifically metal, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today."
The items in question were sent to distributors in multiple states, including California, Delaware, Illinois, Michigan, and Pennsylvania.
???? RECALL ALERT: Ada Valley Meat Co. is recalling ~1,065 lbs of frozen fully cooked ground beef due to possible metal contamination.
— RacineCountyPublicHealth (@RacineCoPH) July 29, 2025
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The recalled product had a packed date of May 28, 2025, and May 30, 2025.
Here is more information on the ground beef, per the FSIS website: "20-lb. cardboard box cases containing four 5-lb. plastic bags of "Ada Valley FULLY COOKED GROUND BEEF" with Pack Date 5/28/25 with lot code 35156 or Pack Date 5/30/25 with lot code 35157 represented on the label."
As of now, there have been no confirmed reports of injury, but the issue arose due to the company receiving a complaint from a consumer, which then led to the recall.
This is Ada's first recall since 2019, when it issued a recall of "approximately 3,490 pounds of raw ground beef meatloaf products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically broken metal bits."
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