# USDA FSIS recall 042-2025
> **Class I** — Mountain West Food Group, LLC Recalls Ground Beef Products Due To Possible E. Coli O26 Contamination
> *Most severe (probable serious harm or death)*
## Recall
- **Recall number:** 042-2025
- **Type:** Closed Recall
- **Classification:** Class I
- **Risk level:** High - Class I
- **Date:** 2025-12-27
- **Closed:** 2026-03-02
- **Active:** No
## Establishment
- **Establishment:** Mountain West Food Group LLC
- **States:** California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Pennsylvania, Washington
- **Quantity recovered:** 2,424 lbs
## Reason
Product Contamination
## Products

• 16-oz. (1-lb.) vacuum-sealed packages containing “FORWARD FARMS GRASS-FED GROUND BEEF” with “USE OF FREEZE BY 01/13/26 EST 2083” printed on the side of the packaging.

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*Source: [USDA FSIS](http://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls-alerts/mountain-west-food-group-llc-recalls-ground-beef-products-due-possible-e--coli-o26) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*