The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is notifying consumers of a recall of Thousand Hills Local Farms beef products from Lakewinds Food Co-op of Richfield due to metal contamination. This recall is being issued after staff at the Richfield Lakewinds location and a customer identified metal shot or BBs in beef products. It is unknown at this time how the contamination occurred.
The recalled product was sold fresh (not frozen) from the Lakewinds Food Co-op located at 6420 Lyndale Ave S. in Richfield and can be identified by the lot code on the package sticker (see photo below). The following two lots of products are being recalled:
- Lot code 25024
- Lot code 25034
The following Thousand Hills beef products with the above lot coding are being recalled out of an abundance of caution:
- Bottom round roasts
- Stew meat
- Top round steaks and roasts
- Stir fry meat
- Sirloin tip steaks and roasts
- Eye of round steaks and roasts
- Ground beef
No other lots of Lakewinds Food Co-op beef or Thousand Hills products are affected by the recall. If you have recalled product in your home, you should throw it out or return it to the Richfield Lakewinds Food Coop for a full refund. Consumers with questions can contact the Richfield Lakewinds Food Co-op directly by calling 952-512-2199 or by email at lakewinds@lakewinds.com.
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Media Contact
Larry Schumacher, MDA Communications
651-201-6629
Larry.Schumacher@state.mn.us
