Calif. Meat Company Recalls Beef
A Southern California meat-packing firm has recalled some 864,000 pounds of ground beef that might be contaminated with E. coli.
The Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service said Monday that no illnesses have been reported from the products sold by Montebello-based Huntington Meat Packing Inc. under the Huntington, Imperial Meat Co. and El Rancho brands.
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The affected beef was sold to distribution centers, restaurants and hotels in California between Feb. 19 and May 15, 2008, and between Jan 5. and Jan. 15, 2010.
Huntington did not return a phone message.
Officials say department personnel discovered the problem during a food safety assessment.
© 2010 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service said Monday that no illnesses have been reported from the products sold by Montebello-based Huntington Meat Packing Inc. under the Huntington, Imperial Meat Co. and El Rancho brands.
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The affected beef was sold to distribution centers, restaurants and hotels in California between Feb. 19 and May 15, 2008, and between Jan 5. and Jan. 15, 2010.
Huntington did not return a phone message.
Officials say department personnel discovered the problem during a food safety assessment.
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- This happens almost every month. Do NOT buy ground meat in a supermarket. The only time you should buy ground meat is at a meat store, and you know the man or womans name. The way ground beef is made in this country is extremely hazardous. It is a concoction. It is made in a factory that mixes a vat of fat with a vat of meat. Do NOT eat this crap. Ask your supermarket to remove this dangerous product. They might as well put ground rat meat in the same section.
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