Friday, June 8, 2007 -   Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. has recalled more than 40,000 pounds of ground beef shipped to Wal-Mart stores in 12 states after samples showed signs of E. coli contamination.  The company says the recall is not related to contaminated ground beef distributed by California-based United Food Group LLC.  The recalled products were sent to Wal-Mart stores in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas. Wal-Mart has removed the products from its meat cases and is destroying the recalled ground beef still in its possession.  The questionable beef all had sell-by dates of June 13.

The recalled products include:

-1½-pound trays of Angus steak burger all natural, 85/15, six quarter-pound patties

-1.33-pound trays of Angus steak burger all natural, 85/15, extra thick, 4 1/3-pound patties

-2¼-pound trays of 73/27 all-natural ground beef

-5½-pound trays of 73/27 all-natural ground beef.