Idaho-based Mountain West Food Group LLC is recalling roughly 2,855 pounds of raw ground beef products across six states since the items “may be contaminated with E. coli O26” bacteria, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said in an announcement on Dec. 27.
The recall applies to “Forward Farms Grass-Fed Ground Beef,” manufactured on Dec. 16, with a use-by date of Jan. 13, 2026. The items were shipped to distributors in California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Pennsylvania, and Washington state.
The recall was classified as “High-Class I,” the highest of the three recall classifications of the U.S. Department of Agriculture under which FSIS operates. This designation is issued when there is a “reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death.”…