Out of the abundance of caution, NORTHFORK BISON DISTRIBUTIONS INC. IS VOLUNTARILY RECALLING BISON BURGERS & GROUND BECAUSE OF POTENTIAL CONTAMINATION BY E. COLI: 0121 AND 0103.
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📍Recalling firmNorthfork Bison Distributions Inc.8715 Lafrenaie St · Saint-Leonard, Canada
“Northfork Bison Buffalo Burgers Recall: Potential E. Coli Contamination.” GovInfoNow, updated October 5, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/16956-northfork-bison-buffalo-burgers-recall-potential-e-coli-contamination. Based on FDA recall #F-2080-2019 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-2080-2019%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on July 12, 2019, that Northfork Bison Distributions Inc. voluntarily recalled Buffalo Burgers due to potential E. coli contamination. The agency issued recall number F-2080-2019 for the Class I food product.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Northfork Bison
Product: Buffalo Burgers (100% Pure Canadian Bison Meat)
Net Weight: 16 oz. (1 lb) 4 - 113 g Patties
Packaging: Individually frozen per container box
Quantity: 1,904 boxes; total weight 19,230 lbs
Distribution states: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Florida, Missouri, Vermont, Virginia and Arizona
The hazard
The recall is due to potential contamination by E. coli: 0121 and 0103. The FDA classified the recall as Class I, indicating a reasonable probability that the food will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show other recent recalls of similar products include Raw Farm Shredded Cheddar Recall: E. coli Outbreak Risk (2026-04-02), Raw Farm Cheddar Recall: E. coli Outbreak Risk (2026-04-02) and Raw Farm Shredded Raw Cheddar Recall: E. coli Outbreak Risk (2026-04-02).
How to tell if you have this one
Check for the product name 'Buffalo Burgers (100% Pure Canadian Bison Meat)' on packaging. The product is sold in individually frozen 16oz containers with 4 patties per box.
Brand
Northfork Bison
Category
Food
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Packaging
Look for the product name 'Buffalo Burgers (100% Pure Canadian Bison Meat)' on packaging.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in 8 states.
Listed by the agency
Not listed
FDA distribution: “GOODS WERE DISTRIBUTED ACROSS THE STATES OF NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY, PENNSYLVANIA, FLORIDA, MISSOURI, VERMONT, VIRGINIA AND ARIZONA TO DISTRIBUTION, INSTITUTIONS AND RETAIL OUTLETS.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Arizona, Florida, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 17 months after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
3FDA classified it Class I
4FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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Official source: FDA Recall #F-2080-2019 (July 12, 2019) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-2080-2019 to see it in context.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 5, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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