US company recalls 8.7 million pounds of beef products.

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PETALUMA, Calif. February 9, 2014– A Northern California company is recalling more than 8.7 million pounds of beef products because it processed diseased and unhealthy animals without a full federal inspection, federal officials said Saturday.

That's a whole year's worth of meat processed by Rancho Feeding Corp., which has been under scrutiny by the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service. The agency said that without full inspection, the recalled products are unfit for human consumption.They were processed from Jan. 1, 2013, through Jan. 7 2014 and shipped to distribution centres and retail stores in California, Florida, Illinois and Texas. They include beef carcasses, oxtail, liver, cheeks, tripe, tongue and veal bones.

Last month the company recalled more than 40,000 pounds of meat products produced on Jan. 8 that also didn't undergo a full inspection.

The problems were discovered as part of an ongoing investigation, the FSIS said.

A call to the company went unanswered.

There have been no reports of illnesses. An FSIS spokesman said because some of the products could still be frozen and in storage, a Class I recall was issued because the meat product could cause serious, adverse health consequences.

 

[bearvalley]

Hey Oldtimer, any comments from the glass house on this?

 

[flounder]

PLEASE SEE ;

*** USDA Recall Classifications Class I This 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. ***

*** Class I Recall 013-2014 ***

***Health Risk: High ***

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 2014 – Rancho Feeding Corporation, a Petaluma, Calif. establishment, is recalling approximately 8,742,700 pounds, because it processed diseased and unsound animals and carried out these activities without the benefit or full benefit of federal inspection. Thus, the products are adulterated, because they are unsound, unwholesome or otherwise are unfit for human food and must be removed from commerce, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/recalls-and-public-health-alerts/recall-case-archive/archive/2014/recall-013-2014-release


Retail List for Recall Number: 013-2014, Various beef products

List Current As Of: 10-Feb-14

Retailer Name Street Address City State

1 Brown's Valley Market 3263 Browns Valley Rd. Napa CA-California

2 La Morenita 2436 Jefferson Napa CA-California

3 Vallergas Market 2139 1st St. Napa CA-California

4 Apple Market 155 San Marin Dr. Novato CA-California

5 Buds Meats 7750 Petaluma Hill Rd. Penngrove CA-California

6 G & G 701 Sonoma Mtn. Pkwy Petaluma CA-California

7 Petaluma Mkt. 210 Western Ave. Petaluma CA-California

8 Azteca Market 802 4th St. San Rafael CA-California

9 Carniceria Coalcoman 1415 Maple Ave. Santa Rosa CA-California

10 Carniceria Contreras 1401 Todd Rd. Santa Rosa CA-California

11 Carolina Wild 5380 Aero Dr. Santa Rosa CA-California

12 G & G 1211 W. College Ave. Santa Rosa CA-California

13 Willowside Meats 3421 Guernville Rd. Santa Rosa CA-California

14 Sonoma Market 500 W. Napa Sonoma CA-California

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/wcm/connect/0871ce45-1c81-4af8-99c5-e0d0d60216c5/RC-013-2014-Retail-List.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CONVERT_TO=url&CACHEID=0871ce45-1c81-4af8-99c5-e0d0d60216c5


From: Terry S. Singeltary Sr.

Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2014 8:53 PM

To: [email protected].

Subject: California Firm Recalls Unwholesome Meat Products Produced Without the Benefit of Full Inspection ?

Greetings,

question please,

>>> California Firm Recalls Unwholesome Meat Products Produced Without the Benefit of Full Inspection ?

''Without the Benefit of Full Inspection'' ?

exactly what does this mean ?

I see this term in many recalls.

question please, could this include _any_ breaches that include _any_ potential risk factors for the Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy TSE Prion disease when stipulated as ''Without the Benefit of Full Inspection'' ?

kind regards, terry

California Firm Recalls Unwholesome Meat Products Produced Without the Benefit of Full Inspection

Rancho Feeding Corporation, a Petaluma, Calif. establishment, is recalling approximately 8,742,700 pounds, because it processed diseased and unsound animals and carried out these activities without the benefit or full benefit of federal inspection.

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Sunday, February 9, 2014

California Firm Recalls Unwholesome Meat Products Produced Without the Benefit of Full Inspection, what about the BSE TSE prion disease ?

http://madcowusda.blogspot.com/2014/02/california-firm-recalls-unwholesome.html



kind regards,
terry

 

[flounder]

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

California Firm Recalls Various Meat Products Produced Without the Benefit of Full Inspection Class I Recall 002-2014 and 013-2014 Health Risk: High Jan 13, 2014 and Feb 8, 2014

http://madcowusda.blogspot.com/2014/02/california-firm-recalls-various-meat.html



kind regards,
terry

 

[gcreekrch]

Hey Oldtimer, any comments from the glass house on this?

He might think California is a Mexican state.

 

[bearvalley]

Hey Oldtimer, any comments from the glass house on this?

He might think California is a Mexican state.

One thing about it, now that COOL is in I'm pretty sure that somewhere there is an 8.7 million pound pile of JUNK proudly labeled "Born, raised and processed in the USA".
Wonder how much was eaten before the recall?
In some ways I'm kind of glad COOL is in place and my cattle are no longer being blended into the continental cesspool.
Over zealous protectionism is going to bite someone in the A**.

 

[flounder]

where is all that OFFAL at, that should be included in these recalls ???

where are those offal recalls for Texas, Florida, Illinois, and California ???




The recall affects all beef processed at Rancho between Jan. 1, 2013 and Jan. 7, 2014, a USDA spokesman said. The carcasses and other parts, commonly referred to as offal, were shipped to retailers and distributors in California, Florida, Illinois and Texas.


http://www.petaluma360.com/article/20140211/COMMUNITY/140219942/-1/community?p=5&tc=pg


http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/recalls-and-public-health-alerts/recall-case-archive/archive/2014/recall-002-2014-release


http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/recalls-and-public-health-alerts/recall-case-archive/archive/2014/recall-013-2014-release





kind regards,
terry