Food Recall – Kenosha Beef Recalls 19 Tons of Burger Patties

Aug 03, 2012

Kenosha Beef International Ltd. Food Recall Aug 2 2012

Nearly 19 tons of beef patties were recalled by Kenosha Beef International Ltd of Wisconsin on August 2 2012. The beef products in question are the company’s frozen bacon-cheeseburger patties, which may contain pieces of gasket material. The announcement came yesterday from the U.S Department of Agriculture on behalf of the Wisconsin company.

The recall includes two-pound cartons containing six patties of Sam’s Choice Fireside Gourmet Black Angus Beef Patties Bacon and Aged Cheddar. The products have been distributed in the states of North Carolina, Maine, Ohio, Wisconsin, South Carolina, Pennsylvania and Indiana. The packages that are being recalled have establishment number “EST 425B” and a ‘best if used by date” date code 120812B.

Although there have been no reported cases of illness or injury as the result of the beef patties, the company alerted the USDA about the issue of gasket material in the patties after receiving a consumer complaint.

Video: Evolution of Beef Cattle Farming

The Clear Conversations podcast took to the road for a special episode recorded in Nashville during CattleCon, bringing listeners straight into the heart of the cattle industry. Host Tracy Sellers welcomed rancher Steve Wooten of Beatty Canyon Ranch in Colorado for a wide-ranging discussion that blended family history and sustainability, particularly as it relates to the future of beef production.

Sustainability emerged as a central theme of the conversation, a word that Wooten acknowledges can mean very different things depending on who you ask. For him, sustainability starts with the soil. Healthy soil produces healthy grass, which supports efficient cattle capable of producing year after year with minimal external inputs. It’s an approach that equally considers vegetation, animal efficiency, and long-term profitability.

That philosophy aligned naturally with Wooten’s involvement in the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, where he served as a representative for the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association. The roundtable brings together the entire beef supply chain—from producers to retailers—along with universities, NGOs, and allied industries. Its goal is not regulation, Wooten emphasized, but collaboration, shared learning, and continuous improvement.