Beef sold at Safeway stores
DENVER (AP) -- A California company is recalling about 826,000 pounds of ground beef that might be linked to at least 21 salmonella cases in Colorado.
State health officials say the beef from Beef Packers Inc. in Fresno, Calif., was produced from June 5 through June 23 and has "EST.31913" printed on the case code labels.
A majority of those with confirmed illnesses in Colorado bought the beef at Safeway stores. Health officials say four people were hospitalized. All are recovering.
The beef was repackaged and sold under different retail brand names, so customers are being urged to check with their local store to determine if they bought any of the beef .
This is the second large outbreak of salmonella state health officials have investigated since July 1. Both outbreaks have been linked to ground beef.
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