Dive Brief:

• California's Central Valley Meat Company is recalling 58,240 pounds of ground beef distributed to Arkansas, Montana, California and Texas for use by the National School Lunch Program.
• The ground beef may contain small pieces of plastic, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service is labeling the recall as a "Class 1" situation, meaning consumption could potentially have serious or even fatal health consequences.
• The 40-lb. cases containing 10-lb. cases of "Fine Ground Beef" have the establishment number "Est. 6063A" and case codes "6063A3091A" or "6063A3091B."

Dive Insight:

Though illnesses or injuries have yet to be reported in relation to this recall, it came about as a result of customer complaints, so that figure could likely change. That it made it to distribution is troubling enough, but its destination—children's school lunches—makes it even more so.