US agriculture officials have issued a public health alert, warning that ground beef sold at Whole Foods stores across the nation may be contaminated with potentially dangerous E. coli bacteria.
The alert applies to 1-pound, vacuum-packed packages of Organic Rancher beef, produced on May 22 and May 23 by NPC Processing Inc., of Shelburne, Vermont. The products have use-by dates of June 19 and June 20.
