Company Recalls 4K lbs of Beef Due to Mad Cow Fear
Source: AP/Yahoo
A Missouri company has recalled possibly tainted beef products distributed to two restaurants and a grocery chain, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said. Jackson-based Fruitland American Meat is recalling about 4,012 pounds of beef because it could contain parts of the nervous system that can carry properties related to bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease, the USDA said in a release Wednesday.
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The recalled products include: quartered beef carcasses stamped with the USDA mark of inspection and establishment number "EST. 2316," and 80-lb. cases containing two cryovac packages of bone-in "Rain Crow Ranch Ribeye" bearing the establishment number "EST. 2316" inside the USDA mark of inspection with the following production dates printed on the box: 9/5/13, 9/10/13, 9/11/13, 9/26/13, 10/2/13, 10/3/2013, 11/8/13, 11/22/13, 12/17/13, 12/26/13, 12/27/13,1/16/14, 1/17/14, 1/23/14, 1/31/14, 2/13/14, 2/14/14, 2/21/14, 2/28/14, 3/8/14, 3/20/14, 4/4/14 or 4/25/14.
Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/company-recalls-4k-lbs-beef-due-mad-cow-154950477.html
Just ahead of summer BBQ season... oh goodie. Time to throw another portobello mushroom on the fire and call it a day.
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pscot
(21,024 posts)once told a farm group the solution to mad cow is to shoot, shovel and shut up.
Justice
(7,185 posts)PatrynXX
(5,668 posts)will blame the folks who are Gay smh
uppityperson
(115,677 posts)" 80-lb. cases", hmm, still not 4K. Unless K does not mean kilograms?
Kali
(55,007 posts)4K is 4 thousand lbs (4,012 lbs to be more exact according to quote in OP)
uppityperson
(115,677 posts)mathematic
(1,439 posts)4000 lbs of beef is essentially nothing. It's a rounding error.
Kali
(55,007 posts)contaminated with nervous tissue, NOT "due to mad cow"
jeebus, the scare-mongering headline!
Kali
(55,007 posts)lotta vague wiggle room there, and an abundance of caution that shows the system working.