30,000 Pounds of Recalled Argentine Beef Hit Texas Shelves — Check Your Freezer
A Class I recall — the USDA's highest risk level — is now active for boneless beef sold to Texas and Florida retailers and restaurants after it entered the country without the required safety inspection.
CarlG
8/29/20262 min read
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30,000 Pounds of Recalled Argentine Beef Hit Texas Shelves — Check Your Freezer
A Class I recall — the USDA's highest risk level — is now active for boneless beef sold to Texas and Florida retailers and restaurants after it entered the country without required safety inspection.
By CarlG | The Black Baby Boomer
If you've bought boneless beef from a Texas retailer or restaurant recently, it's worth a minute to check your freezer. The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a Class I recall — its highest risk category — for nearly 29,628 pounds of raw beef imported from Argentina by Corte Argentino USA LLC, a company based in Aventura, Florida.
Why This Is a Class I Recall
This isn't about contamination that's been confirmed in a lab. The problem surfaced during routine FSIS inspection activity — when imported meat is found to have entered the country without the required import reinspection, a Class I recall is triggered automatically. In plain terms: nobody verified this beef met U.S. safety and labeling standards before it reached store shelves and restaurant kitchens. Its wholesomeness is unknown, not confirmed unsafe — but unknown is enough to warrant the highest alert level.
No illnesses have been reported in connection with this recall so far, according to FSIS. Still, the agency is urging anyone with the affected product to act now, not wait.
What to Look For
Produced: May 15–20, 2026, with use- or freeze-by dates between September 15–20, 2026
Brand: Boxes labeled "FrigorIfico Gorina SAIC"
Cuts affected: Top Sirloin Butt, Eye Round, Topside Cap Off, Flat, and Knuckle — all boneless
Identifying marks: Argentine establishment number "EST. N° OF. 2025" and shipping mark "26644-AA"
Distributed to: Retailers and food service operators in Texas and Florida
Corte Argentino supplies restaurants, hotels, and catering companies as well as grocery retailers — meaning a meaningful share of this beef likely went to commercial kitchens, not just home freezers. This matters if you eat out, not only if you cook at home.
What To Do Right Now
1. Check any boneless beef in your fridge or freezer against the labels above.
2. Do not cook or eat any product that matches. Throw it away or return it to where you bought it.
3. Questions or concerns? Call the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 888-674-6854, or reach Corte Argentino USA LLC directly at 786-350-5805.
The Bigger Picture
This recall lands amid heightened scrutiny of Argentine beef imports — not long after the U.S. expanded its tariff-free beef import quota from Argentina from 20,000 to 100,000 tons as part of a broader trade agreement aimed at easing food inflation. It's worth watching whether import volume is outpacing the inspection capacity meant to keep it safe. When trade policy moves faster than oversight, working families and seniors on fixed incomes are usually the ones left checking their own freezers to stay safe.
Stay safe out there — check the label before you cook, and pass this along to anyone you know who shops in Texas or Florida.
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