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Over
the weekend, more retail brands were discovered to have
included some beef involved in the Hallmark/Westland recall.
They include a lasagna dish from H.J. Heinz Co.'s Boston
Market line and selected items from ConAgra's Slim Jim,
Pemmican, Hunt's, Banquet and Manwich brands, as well as
some foodservice and private-label goods. Earlier, General
Mills and Nestle announced they were recalling certain items
because a check of the source of the ingredients indicated
that some beef had originated at the Hallmark/Westland plant.
The Hallmark/Westland recall of 143 million pounds of beef
products processed over a two-year period is the largest
food recall in history.
Meanwhile, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce's
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations plans to authorize
a subpoena for Hallmark/Westland CEO Steve Mendell. They
want him to appear before the committee to testify on March
12. Mendell failed to appear at a Feb. 26 hearing at which
his presence was requested, but not required.
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