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- 143 million pounds: Largest beef recall in U.S. historyAFP: US says remote chance of health impact in massive beef recall (February 18, 2008)
- Affected products from February, 2006 onwards; much of it likely already consumedAFP: US says remote chance of health impact in massive beef recall (February 18, 2008)
- Class II recall,AFP: US says remote chance of health impact in massive beef recall (February 18, 2008) meaning lower risk of health effectsFDA: FDA Recall Policies
- 37 million pounds of meat went to school lunch programsAFP: US says remote chance of health impact in massive beef recall (February 18, 2008)
- Company under investigation for its treatment of the sick animals
- Slaughtered and processed sick cattle without consulting veterinarian
- USDA estimated a minor chance of illness from eating suspect meatAFP: US says remote chance of health impact in massive beef recall (February 18, 2008)
- Animals that cannot walk on their own must be inspected before entering the food supply to reduce the chance of spreading illnesses such as mad cow diseaseReuters: California packer makes largest U.S. beef recall (February 17, 2008)
- USDA suspended inspector and veterinarian over the incidentUSA Today: 2 inspectors on leave over beef recall (March 1, 2008)
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Hallmark Westland Beef Recall Questions
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Estimated Cost of these product Recalls? 1 AnswerThe U.S. Department of Agriculture forecasts that the United States will import a record $70 billion of agricultural products in the fiscal year ending this Sep... read more -
Ground Beef Recall. E coli in 3 states, one of which is Illinois. Is this true? 1 AnswerMahalo.com says that the ground-beef recall (ninety-six THOUSAND POUNDS of it!) includes Pennsylvania and Illinois. Also, the infected plant is in Illinois. How... read more
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Hallmark Westland Beef Recall News
- Topix.com: Hallmark Westland Beef Recall
- Google News: Hallmark Westland Beef Recall
- New York Times: School Districts That Got Recalled Beef Listed (March 28, 2008)
- WashingtonPost.com: Disparate Federal Rules in Spotlight (March 9, 2008)
- USA Today: Calif. meat worker: I was following orders (March 8, 2008)
- "Sanchez said he learned the company was handling the cows differently than other slaughterhouses from truck drivers who brought the animals to the plant. He said his supervisor told the workers to use care when federal inspectors were around."
- WSJ.com: USDA Won't Disclose Who Sold Recalled Beef (March 6, 2008)
- USA Today: 2 inspectors on leave over beef recall (March 1, 2008)
- "Stan Painter, chairman of the National Joint Council of Food Inspection Locals, said the USDA confirmed it has placed a veterinarian and a floor inspector from Westland/Hallmark Meat Co. on paid administrative leave."
- AFP: US says remote chance of health impact in massive beef recall (February 18, 2008)
- St. Petersburg Times: Animal Cruelty Video Leads To Largest U.S. Meat Recall (February 18, 2008)
- Reuters: California packer makes largest U.S. beef recall (February 17, 2008)
- USDA: Transcript of Briefing Regarding Meat Company Two Year Product Recall (February 17, 2008)
- Bloomberg.com" Meatpacker Recalls Record 143 Million Pounds of Beef (February 17, 2008)
- VOA News: Officials Order Largest Beef Recall in US History (February 17, 2008)