July 2, 2009 Beef sold at Hannaford, Stop & Shop recalled Play video

(NECN) - Just as Americans across the country prepare for the biggest grilling weekend of the year, a nationwide beef recall has been made.

Colorado-based JBS Swift Beef Company has recalled 380,000 pounds of beef due to possible e-coli contamination.

Twenty-three people in nine states may have become ill from eating the beef. One person has been hospitalized in New Hampshire, and Maine is also among the states reporting possible related illnesses.

The meat was sold at Hannaford Supermarkets and Stop & Shops.

Hannaford has urged customers in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Vermont to check freezers for the recalled beef.

Detailed information on dates and packaging codes is available at CDC.gov.

Material from The Associated Press used in this report.