FSIS Issues Public Health Alert For Ground Beef Products Due To Possible Foreign Material Contamination
Summary White Oak Pastures ground beef (16oz packages, produced February 26, 2026) may contain metal fragments. The product was sold at Mom's Organic Markets locations in DC, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, though it is no longer available for purchase. No injuries have been reported, but consumers who have this product should throw it away or return it to the store.
- Recalling firm
- White Oak Pastures
- Product
- 16oz (1 lb.) PLASTIC, VACUUM-PACKED, packages containing "WHITE OAK PASTURES, RADICALLY TRADITIONAL FARMING, GRASSFED GROUND BEEF".. Processing: Raw - Non Intact
- Reason
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for a ground beef product that may be contaminated with foreign material, specifically metal. A recall was not requested because the product is no longer available for purchase. The ground beef item was produced on Feb 26, 2026. The following product is subject to the public health alert [view labels]: 16oz (1 lb.) PLASTIC, VACUUM-PACKED, packages containing "WHITE OAK PASTURES, RADICALLY TRADITIONAL FARMING, GRASSFED GROUND BEEF". The product bears establishment number "EST...
- Category
- food recall
- Country
- United States
- Agency
- USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service
- Recall date
- 2026-03-23
- Status
- Ongoing
- Areas affected
- DC, MA, MD, NJ, PA, VA
- Distribution
- District of Columbia, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia
Official recall notice from USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service
Recall details on Nibble Recalls: https://trynibble.app/recalls/e6305fdf-c2e9-40c1-92ac-cd3127cb37c1