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Beef Recall Reaches 35 States; Numerous East Texas Stores Affected

Posted/updated on: March 9, 2014 at 4:11 pm
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WASHINGTON — Tainted beef recalled earlier this year from a California meat producer may have reached reached 35 states and Guam — not just six states as previously believed, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Friday. According to CNN and KETK, one of those states heavily affected is Texas. More than 900 Texas stores sold bad beef, including a number in East Texas. Thousands of retailers have been added to a list of companies that received beef products from the company, Rancho Feeding Corp., the USDA said.

The recall began in January with about 40,000 pounds and was expanded in February to 8.7 million pounds. The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service said the Petaluma, California-based company recalled the meat because it came from “diseased and unsound” animals that weren’t properly inspected. “Thus, the products are adulterated, because they are unsound, unwholesome or otherwise are unfit for human food and must be removed from commerce,” the government agency reported in February.

As of February 14, USDA had not received any reports of illness because of Rancho meat. But the agency called it a “Class I recall,” meaning it is a “health hazard situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death.” The wide range of products subject to recall included 30-pound boxes of beef lips, mountain oysters and sweetbreads, as well as 40-pound boxes of veal bones and 60-pound boxes of veal trim. The recalled products were produced and shipped between January 1, 2013, and January 7, 2014. The USDA mark of inspection on them has “EST. 527” and their case code number ends in 3 or 4.

After Rancho Feeding Corp. made the recall, Nestle USA issued a voluntary recall in February of some types of Hot Pockets. Nestle said it had determined that “a small quantity of meat from Rancho was used at Nestle’s Chatsworth, California, production operation,” which is devoted entirely to Hot Pockets sandwiches. The affected Hot Pockets products were the two-pack box of Croissant Crust Philly Steak and Cheese, and three different pack sizes of Philly Steak and Cheese.

The following Texas stores sold meet included in the recall:

Statewide

7-11
Albertson’s
Brookshire’s Brothers
Brookshire Food Store
David’s Supermarket
Family Dollar
Fiesta Mart
Foodtown
HEB
Kent Kwik
Kroger
Lowe’s
Thriftway
United Supermarket
Walgreens
Wes-T-Go
Winco

East Texas Stores

Two Rivers Grocery & Market – Big Sandy
Graves Truck Stop Inc – Carthage
Rehkopf’s – Diana
Elkhart Food – Elkhart
Food Mart – Emory
Sav-Mor Foods – Frankston
Super C South – Henderson
Food Center – Henderson
Cash Saver – Hughes Springs
Foodland – Kilgore
Super 1 Foods – Longview (4 locations)
Super 1 Foods – Marshall
East Texas Fuel – Marshall
Food Town – Marshall
Super 1 Foods – Mt. Pleasant
Newsom Food Store – Ore City
The Picket – Palestine
E-Z Mart Store – Sulphur Springs
Family Mart – Sulphur Springs
Super Handy – Sulphur Springs
Cash Saver – Sulphur Springs
Tiger Stop – Tenaha
Drug Emporium – Tyler
Fresh By Brookshire’s – Tyler
Super 1 Foods – Tyler (3 locations)
Halls Super Store – Waskom



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