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Originally published Sunday, August 10, 2008 at 12:00 AM

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Fred Meyer joins ground beef recall

Fred Meyer is recalling its "family pack" sized, 20-percent-fat ground beef with sell-by dates July 6-Aug. 11 due to potential contamination. The chain is not aware of any illnesses associated with the affected beef at this time.

By Seattle Times staff

Northwest supermarket chain Fred Meyer is recalling some of its ground beef products due to potential E. coli bacteria contamination.

The affected meat is "family pack" ground beef, 20 percent fat, with a sell-by date of July 6-Aug. 11, 2008. Customers should throw out any affected beef in their refrigerators or freezers or return it to Fred Meyer stores for a full refund, spokeswoman Melinda Merrill said.

The chain is not aware of any illnesses associated with the affected beef at this time, Merrill said. It issued the recall due to the chance it may have been processed at or come into contact with meat from Nebraska Beef Ltd., an Omaha meat plant that has been the source of tainted beef that has sickened more than 80 people around the country.

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