US EditionIdaho Company Recalls Nearly 3,000 Pounds of Ground Beef for E. Coli Risk
- On Dec. 27, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Mountain West Food Group, LLC recalled approximately 2,855 pounds of Forward Farms Grass-Fed Ground Beef sold in 16-ounce vacuum-sealed packages.
- Routine FSIS testing found E. coli O26 in samples, prompting the recall of potentially contaminated ground beef.
- Produced on Dec. 16, 2025, the 16-ounce vacuum-sealed packages labeled 'USE OF FREEZE BY 01/13/26 EST 2083' were shipped to distributors in California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Pennsylvania and Washington.
- FSIS urges consumers not to eat the recalled product and to discard or return it; as of Dec. 27 there are no confirmed illnesses, and consumers can call USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline or Jeremy Anderson, CEO of Mountain West Food Group, LLC, for questions.
- Symptoms typically begin within 10 hours to 10 days but can appear up to 34 days, and health officials advise cooking ground beef to 160 degrees Fahrenheit to protect children under five, older adults, and people with weakened immune systems.
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Retired food from the market comes from the Mountain West Food Group, based in Heyburn, Idaho
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