More than 56 tons of ground beef recalled in E. coli outbreak, now spanning 10 states

A Georgia meat producer is recalling more than 100,000 pounds of ground beef, believed to be contaminated with the same E. coli strain connected to a growing outbreak that has sickened 156 people in 10 states.

K2D Foods, doing business as Colorado Premium Foods in Carrolton, Georgia, is recalling about 113,424 pounds of raw ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O103, according to the Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service.

Since the beginning of March, while there have been no deaths reported, 20 of the 156 people infected with the strain of Escherichia coli O103 have been hospitalized, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday.

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