the products may contain specified risk materials (SRM), specifically vertebral column
✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer
Vermont Packinghouse, LLC is recalling approximately 10,828 pounds of raw intact bone-in beef quarters because they may contain specified risk materials (SRM), specifically the vertebral column. These products come from cattle over 30 months old slaughtered between February 8 and June 8, 2018. Consumers who have purchased these items are urged not to eat them. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/1275912-vermont-packinghouse-recalls-raw-beef-due-to-srm-contamination.
“Vermont Packinghouse Recalls Raw Beef Due to SRM Contamination.” GovInfoNow, updated October 11, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/1275912-vermont-packinghouse-recalls-raw-beef-due-to-srm-contamination. Based on USDA FSIS recall #121-2018 (https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls-alerts/vermont-packinghouse-llc-recalls-raw-intact-bone-beef-products-due-possible).
Vermont Packinghouse, LLC is recalling approximately 10,828 pounds of raw bone-in beef quarters due to possible specified risk materials contamination, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced on Dec. 13, 2018. Consumers are urged not to consume the products.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Vermont Packinghouse
Product: Raw Bone-In Beef Quarters
Quantity: Approximately 10,828 pounds
Slaughter dates: Feb. 8, 2018 to June 8, 2018
Sold at: Walden Local Butcher Shop in Boston, Massachusetts
What to do
Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.
The hazard
The products may contain specified risk materials (SRM), specifically vertebral column. There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions or injuries due to consumption of these products.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show other recent recalls of similar products include Raw Beef Products Imported Without Reinspection Risk Food Safety (2026-08-07), CS Beef Packers Recalls Ground Beef Products with Possible E. Coli O145 Contamination (2026-02-11), and Mountain West Ground Beef Recall: Possible E. Coli O26 Contamination (2025-12-27).
How to tell if you have this one
Look for white butcher paper wrapped packages of fresh T-bone or Porterhouse steaks sold at Walden Local Butcher Shop in Boston, Massachusetts. The beef comes from cattle slaughtered between Feb. 8, 2018, and June 8, 2018.
Brand
Vermont Packinghouse
Category
Meat & poultry
Based on the official USDA FSIS remedy
What to do — step by step
Stop consuming the product
Do not eat the recalled raw bone-in beef quarters or steaks.
Discard or return items
Throw away the products or return them to Walden Local Butcher Shop in Boston, Massachusetts.
Official remedy
What USDA FSIS says to do
Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in Massachusetts and Vermont.
Listed by the agency
Not listed
USDA FSIS distribution: “Massachusetts, Vermont”
States: Massachusetts, Vermont.
Recall timeline
FSIS closed this recall in 2019.
1USDA FSIS announced the recall
2FSIS closed the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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