Ground beef recalled by a Detroit business may have been sent to locations in 10 states, according to the United States Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service.

Wolverine Packing Co. announced May 19 that it was recalling 1.8 million pounds of ground beef products that may have been contaminated with E. coli.

An inspection service announcement May 22 indicated it had reason to suspect beef included in the recall was sent off to retail outlets in Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Wisconsin, where the beef was sold through Gordon's Food Service.

The FSIS also said products subject to recall bear the establishment number "EST. 2574B" and will have a production date code in the format "Packing Nos: MM DD 14" between "03 31 14" and "04 18 14."

The included products were shipped to distributors for restaurant and retail use nationwide, although the FSIS has announced none of the products was sent to the Department of Defense, the National School Lunch Program or catalog/Internet sales programs.

The inspection agency was first notified of an E. coli O157:H7 illnesses on May 8, 2014. Since then, it has worked with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and discovered a link between the ground beef products from Wolverine and the illness outbreak in question.

Added investigation has identified 11 case-patients in four states with illness onset dates ranging from April 22 to May 2.

Additional information may be found on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website, https://www.cdc.gov/ecoli/2014/O157H7-05-14/index.html.

The FSIS advises all consumers to safely prepare all raw meat, including both fresh and frozen products, and only consume ground beef that has been cooked to a temperature of 160° F.

The agency adds the only way to confirm ground beef is cooked to a temperature high enough to kill harmful bacteria is to use a food thermometer that measures internal temperature.

Data from the FSIS says symptoms of E. coli poisoning may include severe stomach cramps, vomiting, sometimes bloody diarrhea and a low-grade fever.

In severe cases, E. coli poisoning can lead to kidney failure.

Symptoms usually take between 3-4 days to appear, but can also show in less than a day or as many as 10 days after infection.

People with weakened or immature immune systems are especially susceptible to E. coli exposure, the FSIS said.

Consumers can see a list of recalled products and potentially affected stores on the U.S. Department of Agriculture's website.

List of recalled products: https://1.usa.gov/1gGNQI9

List of potentially affected stores: https://1.usa.gov/1onSHOe