248-TON E.COLI RECALL

A Carneco meat processing plant in Columbus, Nebraska has recalled 497,000 pounds of beef feared contaminated with E. coli and distributed to Sam's Club stores in 10 states. The three products -- ground sirloin patties, 80 percent lean beef patties and 90 percent lean fresh ground beef -- all were processed at the Nebraska plant June 21 and sent to stores in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Utah and Wisconsin. The processing plant has been the source of two other meat recalls since 1997.