840,000 pounds of beef recalled

Cargill Inc. is voluntarily recalling more than 840,000 pounds of frozen ground beef patties distributed at Sam’s Club stores nationwide after four Minnesota children who ate the food developed E. coli illness.

The children became ill between Sept. 10 and Sept. 20 after eating American Chef’s Selection Angus Beef Patties from three Sam’s Club stores in the Minneapolis area.

The Cargill recall comes on the heels of Elizabeth, N.J.-based Topps Meat Co.’s recall of 21.7 million pounds of ground beef amid E. coli concerns.