© Getty ImagesA federal agency is concerned that some consumers may still have recalled bison meat in their freezers.
A Colorado company is recalling about 66,000 pounds of ground and tenderized steak bison meat that may be contaminated with a potentially deadly strain of
E. coli, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service.
Five cases of
E. coli O157:H7 illnesses in Colorado from June 4 to June 9 are believed to be associated with the products, officials said Friday. The meat was distributed to retail establishments nationwide and to food service distributors in Utah and Arizona.
The products, produced between May 21 and May 27, are being recalled by Rocky Mountain Natural Meats of Henderson, Colorado.
Although the sell-by dates on the products have passed, the Food Safety and Inspection Service said some consumers might have frozen the meat before using it, "and there is concern that some product may still be frozen and in consumers' freezers."
