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4,500 Cases of "May's" Beef Recalled Print E-mail
Written by Tina Chau - tchau@kgmb9.com   
May 08, 2008 10:38 PM

 
The state's largest meat manufacturer, Palama Meat Company, is recalling thousands of boxes of beef all under the brand name "May's." The company says 40% of the product has been pulled from store shelves. Now families are urged to check their supplies. The company says it's the first recall in its 55 year history. The meat in question was processed between April 9th and April 21st at its Kapolei plant.

The beef at Islands restaurant is not from the recalled batch but the general manager says everytime e.coli makes headlines, the phones start ringing.

"The last time this happened, about 6 months ago, it was a big scare," said GM Chris Serna. "We filed a lot of calls, probably 30 calls a week and I anticipate the same thing will go on from today."

This recall this time is Palama Meat Company out of Kapolei. Palama Meat says e.coli was found in some of the raw meat products it gets from the mainland. None of the finished products, meaning meat that would go to the stores, tested positive for e.coli. And no one reported getting sick. But just to be safe,
Palama Meat is recalling 4,500 cases of beef under the brand name "May's."

That includes boxes of teriyaki patties, picnic patties and ground beef family packs and chubs.

Don Quijote, Times and Foodland supermarkets have pulled the recalled meat.

Back at Islands, an Ala Moana hot spot, the burgers are still a top
order. Their beef comes from a Colorado vendor, but they're ready to calm nervous customers.

"I'm sure a lot of people will be pretty concerned," said Serna, "so we'll try our best to make sure people feel comfortable coming here."

For a complete list of the recalled products, click here.
Last Updated ( May 11, 2008 12:31 AM )
 
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