Minnesota State Wire

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) has issued a recall for certain Thousand Hills Local Farms beef products sold at Lakewinds Food Co-op in Richfield. The recall is due to the discovery of metal contamination, specifically metal shot or BBs, in some beef products. This issue was identified by both staff at the Richfield Lakewinds location and a customer.

The affected products were sold fresh, not frozen, at the Lakewinds Food Co-op located at 6420 Lyndale Ave S. in Richfield. Consumers can identify the recalled items by checking the lot code on the package sticker. The specific lot codes involved in this recall are 25024 and 25034.

The following Thousand Hills beef products with these lot codes are being recalled as a precautionary measure:

- Bottom round roasts

- Stew meat

- Top round steaks and roasts

- Stir fry meat

- Sirloin tip steaks and roasts

- Eye of round steaks and roasts

- Ground beef

No other lots of Lakewinds Food Co-op beef or Thousand Hills products are impacted by this recall. Consumers who have purchased these recalled products are advised to either dispose of them or return them to the Richfield Lakewinds Food Coop for a full refund. For further inquiries, consumers can contact the Richfield Lakewinds Food Co-op directly at 952-512-2199 or via email at lakewinds@lakewinds.com.