Company releases additional details about recalled beef

WASHINGTON - A Wisconsin company recalling nearly three million pounds of ground beef sold nationwide released additional details Thursday about the contaminated products. <br> <br> Emmpak Foods Incorporated of Milwaukee recalled 416,000 pounds of ground beef in September in Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota, but recalled an additional 2.3 million pounds late Wednesday. <br> <br> Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tommy Irvin said consumers should check their freezers for the product. He said most of the beef was sold in packages of five pounds or larger. <br> <br> The Agriculture Department said the beef contaminated with the harmful bacteria, E- coli, was sold in grocery stores, hotels, restaurants and other food institutions nationwide. The meat is linked to 40 illnesses. <br> <br> Emmpak spokesman Mark Klein said the expanded recall includes products marked with the ``sell by&#39;&#39; dates of 9-05-02, 9-06-02, 9-07-02 or 9-08-02. The packages also include the establishment code of ``EST. 20654&#39;&#39; inside the department&#39;s seal of inspection. <br> <br> The initial recall included beef packages that have ``sell by&#39;&#39; dates of 8-29-02, 8-30-02, 8-31-02, 9-01-02 or 9-02-02.

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