California Firm Recalls Beef Products

Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Co., a Chino, Calif., establishment, is voluntarily recalling approximately 143 million pounds of raw and frozen beef products. According to USDA's Federal State Inspection Service, the establishment did not consistently contact the FSIS public health veterinarian in situations in which cattle became non-ambulatory after passing ante-mortem inspection, which is not compliant with FSIS regulations.

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    Janey Thorton, PhD, SFNS (School Foodservice and Nutrition Specialist)
    Child Nutrition Director for the Hardin County Kentucky School District
    Immediate Past President of the School Nutrition Association.

Dr. Thorton is also a member of the Food Safety Education Network, which shares food safety information with consumers and professional audiences on behalf of the Beef Checkoff Program.

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SOURCE National Cattlemen's Beef Association

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