Hannaford Recalls Meat Sold at Store in Ulster County

Hannaford has announced a recall involving meat sold at a store in Ulster County, NY.

If you do the grocery shopping for your house and recently purchased ground beef at a Hannaford in Ulster County, you may want to take a look in your refrigerator or freezer before cooking it.

Meat Recall at Hannaford in Ulster County, NY

Hannaford Supermarkets has issued a recall involving 80% ground beef sold at its store on Ulster Avenue in the Town of Ulster, NY, according to the Daily Freeman.

Hannaford Ulster Ave

The recall was announced late last week and involves 80% ground beef purchased at the Hannaford store located at 1261 Ulster Avenue after 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday, September 15. The affected products have a sell-by date of September 19 and may contain foreign material.

According to Hannaford officials, the recall is limited to this particular store and does not affect ground beef sold at other Hannaford locations.

That means if you shop at the Hannaford at the Kingston Plaza in Kingston, your ground beef is not part of this specific recall.

Ground Beef Recall Hannaford Ulster, NY

Check Your Ground Beef

Hannaford is urging customers who may have purchased the affected product to check their refrigerators and freezers to see if they still have it at home. The recalled 80% ground beef can be identified by looking at the UPC number on the package. The first six digits of the UPC will begin with either 213779 or 242214.

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Customers who have the recalled ground beef are being told not to eat it. Instead, Hannaford says customers can return the product, along with the packaging, to the store for a full refund.

Thankfully, no illnesses or injuries connected to the recalled ground beef have been reported. Hannaford says customers who have questions or want additional information can contact the Town of Ulster store or call the company's customer care line at 800-213-9040.