“Foreign Materials” Found in Ground Beef, Company Issues Food Recall
A Hanford, CA meat company issued a food recall on Thursday, September 19th, for over 58,000 lbs of ground beef that was destined to be part of the National School Lunch Program.
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) began an investigation into the Central Valley Meat Company after customers complained about “foreign objects” – small pieces of plastic – showing up in the ground beef. That was when the company decided to issue a food recall for the ground beef.
Fortunately, there have been no complaints of illness or injury related to consuming the beef.
The products were shipped to Arkansas, California, Montana, and Texas.
The products subject to recall include:
- 40-lb. cases containing 10-lb. chubs of “Fine Ground Beef.”
The products bear the establishment number “Est. 6063A” inside the USDA Mark of Inspection. They were produced on April 1, 2013, and can be further identified by case code “6063A3091A” or “6063A3091B.”
This is not the Central Valley Meat Company’s first food problem, although it is one of their larger food recalls. Last year, the USDA shut down operations at the California company, and barred them from supplying meat to the School Lunch Program after an animal rights group released a video of the mistreatment of cows sent there for slaughter. They also broke a regulation that prevents sick cows from being used as good. The company was allowed to resume processing after agreeing to make several operational changes.
Consumers with questions about the recall should contact Brian Coelho, general manager of Central Valley Meat Company, at (559) 583-9624. For information on how to report a problem with a meat, poultry or processed egg product to FSIS at any time, visit www.fsis.usda.gov/FSIS_
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