Ground Elk meat packaged individually for retail sale in hermetically sealed plastic with a black backing identified with Use or Freeze By 04-27-15. The stick-on finished product label is…
Recalling firm: Frontiere Natural Meats
Why it was recalled
Frontiere Natural Meats, LLC of Denver, Colorado is recalling certain 16 ounce packages of ground elk meat due to potential contamination with Escherichia coli O157:H7.
The exact product
Ground Elk meat packaged individually for retail sale in hermetically sealed plastic with a black backing identified with Use or Freeze By 04-27-15. The stick-on finished product label is red, white, and black with red, white, and black print writing reading in part: "Natural DK Meats All Natural Ground Elk Net Wt 16 oz Packed for DK Natural Meats Asheville, NC 28806, UPC 055173061006".
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Original FDA code information
Use or Freeze by date of 04-27-15, product code number 80018, UPC 055173061006.
| Type | Code / value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| UPC | 055173061006 | Use or Freeze by date of 04-27-15, product code number 80018, UPC 055173061006. |
| UPC | 055173061006 | al Ground Elk Net Wt 16 oz Packed for DK Natural Meats Asheville, NC 28806, UPC 055173061006". |
Recall details
- Recall number
- F-2783-2015
- Event ID
- 71397
- FDA status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- Jun 3, 2015
- Reported
- Jul 8, 2015
- Classified
- Jun 26, 2015
- Terminated
- Sep 1, 2015
- Quantity
- 205 cases/8 lbs per case
- Location
- Denver, CO, United States
- Initiation type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Notification
- Telephone
Where it was distributed
Entire amount distributed sent to one customer: Carolina Bison, 3 Westside Dr., Asheville, NC 28806
Data updated September 16, 2026. View official FDA data ↗
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