OTTAWA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning the public not to consume certain ground beef products because they may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 bacteria.

The following frozen ground beef products are affected by this alert.

  • Steakhouse Beef Burgers in the 1.02 kilogram package Code Date 0858 sold at M&M Meat Shops across Canada.
  • Belmont Meat Products ground beef patties in 4.54 kilogram restaurant packs bearing the UPC code 0 60597 35020 9 sold at Costco Wholesale in Ontario.

Also affected by this alert are fresh, not frozen Regular Ground Beef packages of variable weights sold from the following Toronto stores between March 13 and 21, 2008:

  • Lone Tai Supermarket, 2300 Lawrence Ave. E.
  • Hong Tai, 2555 Victoria Park Ave.
  • Ton Tai, 3030 Don Mills Road.

Consumers who may have purchased these products and still have them in their freezers are advised not to consume these products.

There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of these products.

Food contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 may not look or smell spoiled.

Consumption of food contaminated with this bacteria may cause serious and potentially life-threatening illnesses.