After a slew of recent recalls, the Food and Drug Administration has issued another for more than 160,000 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli.

Ground beef products distributed nationwide by Wolverine Packing Co. may also be in restaurant refrigerators or freezers.

The U.S Food Safety and Inspection Service urges restaurants not to serve these products and advises the products be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.

The fresh products have a use by date of Nov. 11, and the frozen products are labeled with a production date of Oct. 22.

Products included in the recall are marked with the establishment number "EST. 2574B," inside a USDA mark of inspection.

The problem was discovered after a group of people who got sick reported they consumed ground beef prior to their illness.

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture notified the FSIS on Nov. 13.

The FSIS found there was a link between Michigan-based Wolverine Packing Co. ground beef products and the illness cluster.

To date, 15 cases have been identified with illnesses related to the recall happening between Nov. 2 and Nov. 10.

On Nov. 20, the Minnesota Departments of Agriculture tested a ground beef sample as part of the outbreak investigation, which tested positive for E. coli.

E. coli is a potentially deadly bacterium that can cause dehydration, bloody diarrhea and abdominal pain 2-8 days after exposure.

Though most people recover within a week, others may develop a type of kidney failure that is most common in children under 5 years old and older adults.