US: Feds still tracing millions of pounds of recalled meat - (USA Today)
February 22, 2008 – 7:19 pmhttp://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/food/2008-02-21-recalled-beef-schools_N.htm
Federal officials were cited as saying Thursday that about 50.3 million of the 143 million pounds of meat recalled by Westland/Hallmark Meat were sold to federal programs, including the school lunch program.
Of that, 19.6 million pounds were consumed and 15.2 million pounds have been found.
USDA was further cited as saying that all products that contained any of the recalled meat should not be consumed. That could include many more millions of pounds of product, ranging from spaghetti sauce to canned ravioli.
William Marler, a prominent plaintiff’s attorney specializing in food-safety cases, was quoted as saying, “It’s really unprecedented given what appears to be no illnesses and an exceedingly low risk.”
The health risk of the recalled meat is considered minimal, according to the USDA. None of the meat has been found to be contaminated.
The USDA ruled Westland’s meat unfit for human consumption because the slaughterhouse didn’t follow proper procedures when handling cattle […]
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