Aldi beef alert initiated due to plastic contamination

Raw beef alert overview: 

• Who: A U.S. food safety watchdog issued a public health alert about raw beef sold in Aldi grocery stores.
• Why: The raw beef may be contaminated with plastic.
• Where: The Aldi raw beef alert is active in the United States. 
• What are my options: Try gopuff for raw beef alternatives.

A U.S. food safety watchdog issued a public health alert about raw beef sold in Aldi grocery stores as some products may be contaminated with plastic.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) published the alert Aug. 4. 

It applies to 1.5-pound plastic tray packages containing “USDA Choice Black Angus Beef From ALDI, Beef for Carne Picada” with a use- or freeze-by date of Aug. 22, 2023, Julian date 206 and time stamp between 08:43 and 09:23.

According to the alert, the beef may be “contaminated with extraneous material, specifically soft, clear plastic.”

“FSIS is issuing this public health alert to ensure that consumers are aware that this product should not be consumed,” the Aldi beef alert says. “A recall was not requested because the product is no longer available for purchase.”

No confirmed reports of illness, injury, Aldi beef alert says 

The raw beef product was packaged on July 25, 2023 and available in select Aldi grocery stores nationwide.

Aldi notified FSIS it received a complaint from a retail store that plastic was present in the product.           

There have been no confirmed reports of injury or illness due to consumption of this product, the alert states. The company is not facing legal action over the recall, but Top Class Actions follows recalls closely as they sometimes end in class action lawsuits.

Meanwhile, FSIS is concerned that some product may be in consumers’ refrigerators or freezers. 

“Consumers who have purchased this product are urged not to consume them,” it says. “This product should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.”

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