Overview
- Routine FSIS testing at a downstream customer identified E. coli O145 in CS Beef Packers products, triggering the recall.
- The beef was shipped to distributors in California, Idaho, and Oregon for further distribution to foodservice locations, and the notice does not list specific establishments.
- Affected items include 10-pound chubs labeled Beef, Coarse Ground, 73 L (case 18601) and Fire River Farms Classic Beef Fine Ground 73 L and 81 L (cases 19583 and 19563), all bearing establishment number EST. 630.
- Products were produced on January 14, 2026, carry time stamps between 07:03 and 08:32, and show a use/freeze-by date of February 4, 2026, raising concern that some remain in foodservice freezers.
- No illnesses have been reported; FSIS advises foodservice operators not to serve the product and to discard or return it, noting symptoms can appear two to eight days after exposure.