Nearly 22 million pounds of meat were recalled last Wednesday after E. coli bacteria was suspected to be in the meat, resulting in at least 25 injuries.

Topps Meat, Co. recalled the meat, which included ground beef and those packages that have either a “sell by” or “best if used by” date between September 25, 2007 and September 25, 2008 on the casing.

Additionally, all recalled products will have a USDA establishment number of EST 9748, according to a press release issued by the company. The number can be found on the back panel of the package and/or in the USDA legend.

This marks the ninth E. coli related outbreak in the United States since 1990.

Commentary: Topps Meat made sure to note in their press releases that the recall was voluntary. All in all the company has done a good job of handling the issue by taking such steps as posting information about E. coli on their website and listing the UPC codes of at-risk products.