Company Recalls 23,200 Pounds of Beef Jerky

A Michigan company, Mirab USA Inc., is recalling about 23,200 pounds of beef jerky sold across the country because it may contain the animal drug Doramectin.

The following packages of beef jerky sold in Georgia and neighboring states have been recalled:

* Three-ounce packages of Steakhouse Beef Jerky, Original, with a best before date of April 14, 2008, April 20, 2008, April 21, 2008 or April 26, 2008. This product was distributed to retail stores in Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wisconsin.

* Three-ounce packages of Steakhouse Beef Jerky, Teriyaki. Each label bears a best before date of April 14, 2008, April 19, 2008, or April 20, 2008. This product was distributed to retail stores in California and Florida.

*3.5-ounce packages of Gold Award Beef Jerky, Teriyaki. Each label bears a best before date of April 21, 2008. This product was distributed to retail stores in California, Illinois, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Ohio and South Carolina.

* Four-ounce packages of Kroger Beef Jerky, Teriyaki. Each label bears a best before date of April 17, 2008. This product was distributed to retail stores in California, Colorado, Indiana and Tennessee.

* 1.75- and 3.5-ounce packages of Pecos Bills Beef Jerky, Original. Each label bears a best before date of April 17, 2008 or April 19, 2008. This product was distributed to retail stores in California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Oklahoma and Ohio.

* Four-ounce packages of Kroger Beef Jerky, Original. Each label bears a best before date of April 18, 2008 or April 21, 2008. This product was distributed to retail stores in California, Colorado, Indiana and Tennessee.

* 3.5-ounce packages of Pecos Bill Beef Jerky, Teriyaki. Each label bears a best before date of April 19, 2008. This product was distributed to retail stores in Georgia and Texas.

* 3.5-ounce packages of Lowes Beef Jerky, Teriyaki. Each label bears a best before date of April 19, 2008. This product was distributed to retail stores in North Carolina.

* 4-ounce packages of American Fare Beef Jerky, Teriyaki. Each label bears a best before date of April 21, 2008. This product was distributed to retail stores in Florida.

All the affected packages bear the establishment number Est. 27373 inside the USDA mark of inspection.

For more information, consumers can call the company at 313-292-4100 or visit http://www.fsis.usda.gov.

Latest Comments

• November 20, 2006 at 4:57 am

  Whatsup says:

  What does Doramectin do to a human? I\'m having one of those \"longer than 4 hours\" problems (according to my wife) and I don\'t know if it was the beef jerky or the little ... read more
• November 20, 2006 at 2:22 am

  Slim Jim says:

  I hope this aint serious, the trucking industry would come to a halt. Even prostitutes would be going broke.
• November 20, 2006 at 1:15 am

  Disgruntled Consumer says:

  I think I had some over the weekend and it was good!