Its the first time in decades that the parasite with flesh-eating larvae has threatened the nation's cattle industry and only the third time it's appeared in the U.S. in that time.
The products were sold under the brand names Nature's Reserve, Weis, Thomas Farms, and Tajima beef patties.
There are "hundreds of people in the Midwest who are sickened after eating cannibal sandwiches" each holiday season, the USDA said.
A New Jersey company is recalling nearly 43,000 pounds of raw ground beef products because they may be contaminated with E. coli .
Several U.S. production plants have been temporarily shuttered in the last two weeks after hundreds of workers were sickened by the virus. That has led to meat shortages, with Wendy's pulling some burgers off its menus and Costco limiting pork sales.
A supplier that distributes food to schools and other institutions is voluntarily recalling over 15,000 pounds of ready-to-eat beef patty products that may be contaminated with plastic.