USDA: Chino slaugterhouse beef recall ‘not about food safety’
Nancy Luna
Orange county Register
The country’s top food safety official said late Sunday that America’s beef supply is safe.
The statement comes two days after a South Korean food official assured citizens that resuming U.S. beef imports would not bring harm to the country, which has banned American meat since 2003. South Korea suspended beef imports out fear of mad cow disease.
The speech by Dr. Richard Raymond, USDA Undersecretary for food safety, also came a day after a New York food company recalled more than 286,000 pounds of meat and poultry because it might be contaminated with the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes. The voluntary recall includes several different brands of fresh and frozen products made by Gourmet Boutique.
