WASHINGTON, Aug. 20, 2003 – Academy Packing Company, Inc., a Dearborn, Mich., firm, is voluntarily recalling 47 pounds of ground beef products that were produced under insanitary conditions, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today.

The products were produced on August 18, 2003, and distributed to restaurants in the Detroit metropolitan area. Each package bears the establishment number “EST. 2559” inside the USDA mark of inspection.

The products subject to recall are four 10-lb. boxes of:

• “MR. MEAT, MEAT BALL’S HAMBURGER, 14 – 1, 10 LBS.”

Also subject to recall is one 7-lb. box of:

• “MR. MEAT, GROUND BEEF/HAMBURGER.”

FSIS has received no reports of illnesses associated with consumption of this product. Anyone concerned about an illness should contact a physician.

Media and consumers with questions about the recall may contact Academy Packing Company at (313) 841-4900.

Consumers with other food safety questions can phone the toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 1-800-535-4555. The hotline can be reached from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern Time) Monday through Friday, and recorded food safety messages are available 24 hours a day.

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