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Controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2019

    Frozen beef products recalled over E. coli risk

    Recall announced

    In 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued a recall of several frozen beef products sold in multiple U.S. states because of a risk of E. coli contamination. The listed products include items labeled Devanco Foods, Kronos, Ziyad, Shop Right and Landis Brand. The recall notice identified the affected products by these brand labels and cited E. coli contamination risk as the reason for the action.

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    • - 10 lbs. cardboard box bulk raw frozen ground beef gyros labeled "DEVANCO FOODS CHICAGO'S FAVORITE" GYROS SLICES (STRIPS), case code 159 19 - 10 lbs. cardboard box bulk raw frozen ground beef gyros labeled "KRONOS HALAL GYROS STRIPS" HALAL CERTIFIED BEEF GYROS UNCOOKED, IQF STRIPS, case code 19 159 - 8-patty cardboard boxes of "ZIYAD PREMIUM QUALITY Beef Hamburger Patties," case code 911541.021541 - 8-kabob cardboard boxes of "ZIYAD PREMIUM QUALITY Uncooked Kufta Kabob," case code 911154.021154 - 8 lbs. cardboard box bulk raw frozen ground beef patties labeled "Shop Right 100% PURE QUARTER POUND Ground Beef Hamburgers," sell by date of 060720 - 3 lbs. cardboard box raw frozen ground beef patties labeled "Shop Right 100% PURE Ground Beef Hamburgers," sell by date of 060720 - 2 lbs. cardboard box raw frozen ground beef patties "LANDIS BRAND 100% ALL BEEF PATTIES 8 Quarter Pound Patties," sell by date of 060720
    • The US Department of Agriculture has issued a recall for several frozen beef products produced in Canada and sold in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and other states, due to a risk of E. coli contamination.
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  2. 2019

    Kronos beef products included in USDA E. coli public health alert

    Hazard disclosure

    In 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued a public health alert for beef products sold under multiple brand names, including Kronos, due to an E. coli risk. The products had been distributed to retailers in New Hampshire and other northeastern states. Consumers were advised not to eat the affected products and to discard or return them. The alert concerned a risk identified in branded beef products; no further details on the specific products, outcomes, or individuals involved were provided in the source.

    Source excerpt

    • 8-lb. cardboard box packages containing bulk plastic wrapped raw frozen ground beef patties labeled “Shop Right 100% PURE QUARTER POUND Ground Beef Hamburgers” and a sell by date of 060720.
    • The products were distributed to retailers in New Hampshire and other northeastern states.
    • The U.S. Department of Agriculture anyone who has these products should not consume them and either be thrown away or be returned to the store where they were bought.
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