American Meat Institute says government message is clear: beef recall stems from non-compliance with inspection procedures, not food safety concerns - (American Meat Institute)
February 17, 2008 – 6:51 pmThe announcement of a large beef recall today is unsettling, but the government has made clear that it is the result of non-compliance with inspection procedures, not food safety concerns, the American Meat Institute (AMI) said following a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) press conference.
USDAs message was clear: cattle inspection procedures were not followed and when they are not, product is considered out of compliance and must be recalled, said AMI Senior Vice President of Regulatory Affairs and General Counsel Mark Dopp. He stressed USDAs statement that all cattle processed by this plant passed the initial inspection to check their health, but that in some instances, when some cattle later became unable to walk, the USDA veterinarian should have been called again to reevaluate, but was not. Cattle can become non-ambulatory for a variety of reasons, including simple injury during movement. The fact that an animal becomes not ambulatory does […]
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