Happy 2024, you rats. Instead of me making you all sick, I'll let Illinois' Valley Meats have the honors…

Valley Meats, based in Coal Valley, Illinois, is recalling nearly 7,000 pounds of the raw ground beef products shipped to distributors in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and Michigan, according to an alert from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).Valley Meats' raw ground beef products, mostly in the form of patties and in various size boxes, were distributed to restaurants and other institutional users, the news release said.

If you have questions about the recall, contact Valley Meats at 309-799-7341, ext. 229 or email dmapes@valleymeatsllc.com. Consumers with food-related safety questions can call the USDA's Meat and Poultry Hotline at 888-674-6854.

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