More Than 4,000 Pounds Of Beef Recalled Over Mad Cow Disease Concerns
Hold The Hamburger! More Than 4,000 Pounds Of Beef Recalled Over Mad Cow Disease Concerns (DETAILS)
You may want to read this before you plan that barbecue this weekend.
Due to a possible contamination linked to mad cow disease, more than 4,000 pounds of rib-eye and other fresh beef products have been recalled.
From CNN:
The meat in question was processed at Fruitland American Meat in Jackson, Missouri, and distributed to a Whole Foods distribution center in Connecticut, which services its New England stores, and a restaurant in New York City and another one in Kansas City, Missouri.
The beef was produced and packaged between September 2013 and April 2014.
The inspectors found no indication any of the animals slaughtered showed signs of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, the formal name of mad cow disease.
The USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service issued this statement regarding the recall:
“All of these animals received full inspection, both before and after slaughter, by FSIS personnel and showed no abnormal signs or symptoms associated with BSE.
“Out of an abundance of caution, FSIS issued a Class II recall (a remote risk) for product that does not have paperwork showing that nerve tissue was removed. FSIS and the company have received no reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products.”
Hey, better safe than sorry…amirite?
SOURCE: CNN | PHOTO CREDIT: Getty
