On December 16, 2011, the US Department of Agriculture's Food and Safety Inspection Service announced a Class I recall with high risk to human health for nearly 41,000 pounds of ground beef to be contaminated with E. coli, a bacteria that can cause kidney damage and even death.

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/News_&_Events/Recall_101_2011_Release/index.asp
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/316283