The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a health alert for raw ground beef that may have been contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.

The beef was produced on May 22 and May 23 and shipped to Whole Foods Market retailers nationwide under the label “Organic Rancher Organic Ground Beef, 85% lean, 15% fat.”

These were one-pound vacuum-packed items with a “best use by” date of either June 19, 2025, or June 20, 2025, as stated on the packaging.

This is labelled as a public safety alert instead of a recall because the products are no longer available for purchase, the FSIS said.

As of this writing, no confirmed illnesses have been reported, but the FSIS is concerned that some users may have this product in their refrigerator.

The problem was noti

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