WASHINGTON – The German mail-order service HelloFresh advised customers that its ground beef may be contaminated with possibly fatal e.coli bacteria. The product had been shipped directly to customers nationwide in the United States.
10-ounce packets. Recalled were plastic vacuum-packed containers.
HelloFresh profile
HelloFresh markets mostly through television. The company was founded by three Berliners in 2011. They packed and hand-delivered to their first customers. The company now is a publicly traded but still based in Berlin. It is the largest meal-kit provider in the United States. Mostly through acquisitions, the company has expanded through Europe and to Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand and the United States.