FSIS Announces Public Health Alert and Recall

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced a public health alert for ground beef sold at La Michoacana Meat Market, in Greenville, Texas, after a sample of the product tested positive for E. coli. FSIS also announced that Kraft Heinz Foods Company is recalling approximately 2,400 pounds of ready-to-eat ham and cheese loaf products due to possible cross-contamination with under-processed products. The products were sent to distribution centers in Ohio and Virginia and further distributed for retail sales.