NORTH CAROLINA -- Nearly 5,000 pounds of beef are being recalled from a North Carolina distribution center.

JBS USA in Lenoir County says the beef may have been contaminated with shredded pieces of plastic foam.  

The beef in question comes in two pound black trays wrapped in plastic labeled "Certified Angus Beef Ground Chuck 80% Lean 20% Fat."

The production date is July 15 and the case code is 541640.