COAL VALLEY, Ill. — Valley Meats LLC of Coal Valley, Illinois announced today that a recent recall of one million pounds of ground beef patties and bulk beef products involved an unrelated but similarly named company, Valley Meat Co. based in Modesto, California.
Valley Meats LLC company officials asked that the record be clear that their operation is not facing a USDA recall.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture last week ordered Valley Meat Co. of Modesto to recall potentially contaminated beef (E. coli O157:H7) patties and ground beef in California, Texas, Oregon, Arizona and internationally.
Valley Meats LLC, which owns and operates a successful food processing facility in Coal Valley, Illinois, has recently employed the highly-effective Test-and-Hold system for finished ground beef verification sampling and the SANOVA® disinfectant system to continuously spray the surfaces of fresh raw materials used to produce ground beef products.
For more information on Valley Meats LLC and its testing and processing safety measures, please contact John Bell at (954) 970-3394.
About Valley Meats
Valley Meats LLC and associated brand J & B Meats have for the past 35 years provided high quality meat products to regional casual and quick service dining venues in the central Midwest. The product line includes fresh and frozen steaks and chops, fresh and frozen ground beef products, specialty flavored beef patties, as well as prepared items such as breaded pork and beef selections, beef strips and diced meats.
Source: Valley Meats LLC