California company expands beef recall due to E. coli

"We have been working closely with the USDA and the California Department of Health Services to ensure that this additional recall is completed successfully"

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Southern California-based meatpacker United Food Group LLC said it was expanding a recall to include an additional 370,000 pounds of ground beef believed to be contaminated with the potentially deadly E. coli bacteria.

United Food said the recall was expanded from 75,000 pounds due to "concerns raised by the California Department of Health Services."

The products were sold in grocery stores in 11 states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. Read more