(Santa Ana) - Orange County consumers should check their freezers for ground beef products that were recalled June 3rd due to possible contamination with E. coli O157:H7, a bacterium that can cause a serious foodborne illness.

The ground beef was produced by United Food Group, LLC, and was distributed under several brand names. The labels of the products subject to recall bear the establishment number "EST. 1241" inside the USDA mark of inspection or printed on the package. All of the products have a sell by date of "May/06/07," a freeze by date of "May/07/07" or a produced on date of "April/20/07."

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the ground beef products were shipped to retail distribution centers in California, Arizona, Colorado, Oregon and Utah. Products subject to recall include:

• 10-pound casings of "MORAN'S All Natural, 73/27 fine ground beef"

• 10-pound casings of "MORAN'S All Natural, 90/10 fine ground sirloin"

• 2-pound chubs of "INTER-AMERICAN PRODUCTS 93/7 ground beef"

• 1-pound chubs of "INTER-AMERICAN PRODUCTS 80/20 ground beef"

• 1-pound chubs of "MORAN'S All Natural 73/27 ground beef"

• 5-pound chubs of "MORAN'S All Natural 73/27 ground beef"

• 3-pound chubs of "MORAN'S All Natural 73/27 ground beef"

• 1-pound chubs of "MORAN'S All Natural, 90/10 fine ground sirloin"

• 2-pound chubs of "MORAN'S All Natural 93/7 ground beef"

• 2-pound chubs of "MORAN'S All Natural 96/4 ground beef"

• 3-pound chubs of "STATER BROS. MARKETS 73/27 ground beef"

Consumers should return any of the products listed above to the store at which they were purchased.

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