U.S. retailer Costco warns customers about contaminated meat

SAN FRANCISCO, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Costco Wholesale, the fifth largest general retailer in the United States, is sending letters to nearly 300,000 customers in the country's northwest and midwest regions, informing them that they might have bought meat that is subject to recall because of possible E. coli bacteria contamination, U.S. media reported on Tuesday. On June 28, JBS Swift Beef Company in the U.S. state of Colorado announced that it will recall additional 380,000 pounds of assorted beef primal products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 bacteria. About 4,300 pounds of the recalled meat were supplied to Costco and made into fresh steaks, ribs and ground beef products, The Seattle Times said in a report. According to the newspaper, Costco on Tuesday called about 267,000 customers who bought products made from... [read full story]                    

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