Recall of nearly 9 million pounds of meat not fully inspected
Source: CNN
Recall of nearly 9 million pounds of meat not fully inspected
By Greg Botelho and Janet DiGiacomo, CNN
updated 10:04 PM EST, Sat February 8, 2014
(CNN) -- Some 8.7 million pounds of meat from a Northern California company have been recalled because they came from "diseased and unsound" animals that weren't properly inspected, a federal agency announced Saturday.
The recall affecting Rancho Feeding Corporation products -- as detailed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service -- marks a significant expansion of one announced January 13, when just over 40,000 pounds of the company's products were recalled.
According to the U.S. agency, Rancho Feeding "processed diseased and unsound animals and carried out these activities without the benefit or full benefit of federal inspection."
"Thus, the products are adulterated, because they are unsound, unwholesome or otherwise are unfit for human food and must be removed from commerce," the FSIS reported. The Petaluma company made the recall.
Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/08/us/beef-product-recall/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
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...after a month or more are...?
and recalled the meat on their own. You know, businesses regulate themselves and don't need government oversight to stifle them...
