Cargill recalls 30,000 pounds of ground beef over salmonella concerns.

Food Safety News (7/23) reports, "Cargill Beef late Sunday recalled almost 30,000 pounds of 85 percent lean, fresh, ground beef, produced by the company at Wyalusing, PA on May 25, 2012. The meat may be contaminated with Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) associated with an ongoing multiple state outbreak of SE." The meat was "sold at wholesale in 14 pound chub packages, packed 3 chubs to approximately 42 pound cases, it is thought the beef was repackaged for sale to the public by Cargill's customers."

        The AP (7/23) reports, "Hannaford Supermarkets is alerting consumers that Cargill Beef is voluntarily recalling 29,339 pounds of ground beef that may contain salmonella. ... Hannaford's says consumers should check their ground beef for 'use or sell by' dates between May 29 and June 16."