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Green Bay Dressed
Beef of Green Bay, Wis., is voluntarily recalling approximately
1,856 pounds of beef products that may contain portions
of the backbone from a cow just over 30 months old, the
U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection
Service announced. The product was from a cow imported directly
for slaughter from Canada.
Based on information provided by Canada, the products subject
to recall are from a cow that is approximately one month
older than the 30-month age limit. Both ante-mortem and
post-mortem inspections were done on the cow in question.
FSIS inspection program personnel determined the cow to
be healthy and fit for human food.
FSIS learned about this age-limit violation from a Canadian
audit of the health certificate that accompanied the imported
cow. Prior to slaughter, the health certificate accompanying
the cow was presented to the establishment, and it appeared
complete and accurate. However, a subsequent audit of information
related to the health certificate by Canadian officials
found that it was not accurate. Action has been taken by
Canadian Food Inspection Agency officials in response to
findings from the audit.
The products subject to recall are:
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Five
boxes of 243-pound vacuum-pouched packages of "American
Foods Group, NECKBONE UNTRIM'D, USDA CHOICE OR HIGHER"
with the case code of 77333
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One
box of 50-pound vacuum-pouched packages of "American
Foods Group, SHORTLOIN 2X2, USDA SELECT OR HIGHER" with
the case code of 75231
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One
box of 60-pound vacuum-pouched packages of "American
Foods Group, SHORTLOIN 2X2, USDA CHOICE OR HIGHER" with
the case code of 75060
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Five
boxes of 258-pound vacuum-pouched packages of "Dakota
Supreme Beef, SHORTLOIN 0X11/4, USDA SELECT OR HIGHER"
with the case code of 75442
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Sixteen
boxes of 811-pound vacuum-pouched packages of "American
Foods Group, BLADE BI N/O CHUCK, USDA CHOICE OR HIGHER"
with the case code of 75955
- Nine boxes of 435-pound
vacuum-pouched packages of "American Foods Group, BLADE
BI N/O CHUCK, USDA SELECT OR HIGHER" with the case code
of 75952.
Each box
bears the establishment number "410" inside the USDA seal
of inspection. The products were produced on Aug. 4 and
were distributed to wholesale distributors in Pennsylvania,
Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Under the interim final rules FSIS implemented on Jan. 12,
2004, certain specified risk materials must be removed from
all cattle depending on the age of the animal. On this animal,
all specified risk materials for cattle 30 months and over
were removed, with the exception of the vertebral column.
At the time of slaughter, the animal was certified to be
under 30 months of age, and removal of the vertebral column
was not required. A subsequent audit determined the animal
was just over 30 months of age, necessitating removal of
the vertebral column.
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