A California-based beef packing plant has recalled 825,769 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with an antibiotic-resistant form of Salmonella and may be linked to an outbreak of illness in Colorado, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Thursday.
The ground beef recalled by Fresno-based Beef Packers, Inc., was sent to Colorado, Arizona and Utah, and sold in California, Dow Jones News reported.
The USDA said the Newport strain of Salmonella that may be in the ground beef "is resistant to many commonly prescribed drugs, which can increase the risk of hospitalization or possible treatment failure in infected individuals."
The agency also noted that the "most common manifestations of salmonellosis are diarrhea, abdominal cramps, and fever within eight to 72 hours," Dow Jones reported.