(CLOSE) 
Approximately 2, 24 pounds of raw ground beef products have been recalled due to possible contamination, according to a Friday release from the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service .
The recalled products were packaged in Chicago, Illinois at Amity Packing Company Inc. on Jan. 6, according to the release. They were then shipped to retail locations in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
According to the release, the packages being recalled are 1 pound vacuum-packed packages labeled “Pre % LEAN / 5% FAT GROUND BEEF “with lot code” , “case code” 2646944001 ”and a use / freeze by date of “ / 52 / . They also have a “EST. ”printed on the right front side of the package.
The Food Safety and Inspection. Service is concerned that these products may already be in consumers’ homes, in freezers or refrigerators. The products should be thrown out, the release states, or returned to the place of purchase. The beef should not be consumed.
Any questions regarding this recall should be directed to Pre Brands LLC at 1 – – 844 – . [ Sign up to get the top 5 stories from Cincinnati.com in your inbox each morning ]
Read or Share this story: https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news / 4523 / 12 / / over-2 – 06 – pounds-raw-ground-beef-recalled-nationwide / 
/
GIPHY App Key not set. Please check settings