Thrifty Foods in Colwood is recalling ground beef after an employee name tag was ground into a batch of meat on Wednesday.

Only meat at the Colwood store at 1860 Island Highway is affected as employees make and package ground beef in-house. A few packages of ground beef in a display case had bits of name tag mixed in.

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The store removed all ground beef off the shelves and has alerted the public of a voluntary recall on all ground beef with a best before date of Aug. 11.

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Any of the affected ground beef products listed below can be returned to any Thrifty Foods locations for a refund. No illnesses or injury regarding the ground beef has been reported to Thrifty Foods.

For more information regarding the voluntary recall, contact Thrifty Foods customer service at 250-544-1234.

reporter@goldstreamgazette.com

Recalled products all have the best before date of Aug. 11.

Sterling Silver Lean Ground Beef, UPC 221648

Sterling Silver Lean Ground Beef-Family Pack UPC 231648

Thrifty Foods Extra Lean Ground Beef UPC 201634

Thrifty Foods Extra Lean Ground Beef-Family Pack UPC 201639

Sterling Silver Extra Lean Ground Sirloin Beef Patties-Purchased from Full Service Case UPC 291639

Sterling Silver Extra Lean Ground Sirloin Beef Sliders-Purchased from Full Service Case

UPC 291639

Sterling Silver Beef Burger, Bacon & Cheddar Beef Patties- Purchased from Full Service Case UPC 221678

Sterling Silver Beef Burger, Bacon & Cheddar Beef Slider-Purchased from Full Service Case UPC 221678