US: Meat recall alerts retailers, not consumers - (Chicago Tribune)
March 8, 2008 – 5:09 pmWASHINGTON The largest meat recall in the nation’s history was bound to reverberate through the food manufacturing world. So far, four major food manufacturers ConAgra, General Mills, Heinz and Nestle have acknowledged that meat involved in the 143 million-pound recall, announced Feb. 17, was used in some of their products.
So why haven’t those products been recalled?
It turns out they have, but very quietly.
Nestle, General Mills, Heinz and ConAgra have each acknowledged to news organizations that they have recalled products containing beef from the meatpacking company Hallmark/Westland.
Those products include two versions of Nestle’s Hot Pocket sandwiches, Heinz’s Boston Market lasagna with meat sauce, General Mills’ Progresso Italian Wedding soup and a host of meat products from ConAgra, ranging from Slim Jim snacks to Hunt’s Manwich Original Sloppy Joe Sauce.
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