071252 Private Meat Producer Warns Consumers

Fort Worth, TX - Privately-held meat producer American Fresh Foods on Friday warned consumers not to buy its ground beef from "questionable" vendors after one of its refrigerated trucks was stolen.

The company said a truck carrying 14,800 pounds of ground beef products was stolen early in the morning Thursday.

A portion of the beef in the truck was set aside because the company thought it may have been tainted with E. coli, the producer said.

American Fresh Foods added that it is now working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and local and state police to recover the stolen product and truck.

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