For Immediate
Release
For more information contact: |
February 13,
2008
Jay Dillon
(770) 426-3345 |
USDA Issues Beef Recall
The United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA) has recalled several beef products processed by
Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Company. The company is under
investigation for inhumane practices involving cattle.
The Cobb County School District was notified
Feb. 1, 2008 that beef products from Hallmark/Westland Meat
Packing Company were being placed on hold. The District
immediately pulled these products and they were not served
to Cobb County students. Now, these beef products have been
recalled and the meat will be destroyed following strict
USDA procedures. There have been no reports of illness in
our Georgia School Systems related to the school lunch
program.
The District will continue serving beef
products not affected by the recall. The school system's
Food and Nutrition Services contracts with food processing
plants to process raw ground beef into fully cooked products
before it is ever delivered to our schools. Every possible
precaution is taken to ensure that the products served to
our students are safe.
More information about the beef recall can
be found here:
http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal?contentidonly=true&contentid=2008/02/0048.xml
If you have any questions or concerns,
please contact Cynthia Downs, Executive Director of Food and
Nutrition Services (770-426-3380 or 770-426-3383 or
cynthia.downs@cobbk12.org), or June Wolfenbarger, Food
and Nutrition Services Purchasing Agent (770-514-3859 or
june.wolfenbarger@cobbk12.org).
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