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Medium RiskUSDA
Food & Beverages/Meat & Poultry

Walden Local Beef Steaks Recalled for Possible Risk Material Contamination

Agency Publication Date: December 13, 2018
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Summary

Vermont Packinghouse, LLC is recalling approximately 10,828 pounds of Walden Local Butcher Shop bone-in beef products, including T-bone and Porterhouse steaks. These products were produced from cattle over 30 months of age and may contain specified risk materials (specifically the vertebral column), which are prohibited from the human food supply. No illnesses or injuries have been reported to date. These steaks were sold exclusively at the Walden Local Butcher Shop physical retail location in Boston, Massachusetts, and were wrapped in white butcher paper.

Risk

The beef may contain vertebral column material from older cattle, which is considered a specified risk material and is not permitted in human food due to potential health risks associated with certain central nervous system diseases.

What You Should Do

  1. Check your freezer for fresh T-bone or Porterhouse steaks from Walden Local Butcher Shop that are wrapped in white butcher paper.
  2. Identify if your product was part of the affected batch slaughtered between February 8, 2018, and June 8, 2018. See the Affected Products section below for the full list of affected codes.
  3. Return the product to the place of purchase for a full refund, throw it away, or contact the manufacturer or supplier for further instructions.
  4. If you have questions about the recall, contact Arion Thiboumery, General Manager of Vermont Packinghouse, LLC, at (802) 886-8688 ext. 2001.
  5. Call the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 1-888-674-6854 for additional food safety questions.

Your Remedy Options

You have 2 options:

๐Ÿ’ฐOption 1: Full Refund
How to: Return the product to the place of purchase for a full refund, or contact the manufacturer or supplier for further instructions
๐Ÿ—‘๏ธOption 2: Dispose of Product
How to: Throw the product away.

Affected Products

Product: Walden Local Butcher Shop T-bone and Porterhouse Steaksby Walden Local Butcher Shop
Variants: T-bone, Porterhouse
Establishment #: EST. 45011
Date Ranges: Slaughtered Feb. 8, 2018 to June 8, 2018

Wrapped in white butcher paper; sold at the Boston retail location only; includes raw intact bone-in beef quarters.

Additional Information

Agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Recall ID: 121-2018
Status: Active
Sold By: Walden Local Butcher Shop
Manufactured In: United States
Units Affected: 0 pounds
Distributed To: Massachusetts, Vermont
Classification: Class II
Agency Last Updated: February 27, 2019

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AI-Enhanced Content: The summary, action steps, and risk assessment on this page were generated by AI from official government recall data to improve readability. This is not legal or medical advice. Always refer to the official agency sources below for authoritative information.

Sources: USDA Notice ยท Raw API Response