Beef Recall involves 37 Million pounds sent to Schools
The USDA recalled almost 140 millions pounds of beef on Sunday. 37 million pounds of it was distributed to schools and “has probably already been eaten,” according to the AP.
Cows that were non-ambulatory were pushed into the slaughterhouse, literally. These cows are called, “downers”, and are at higher risk for contracting E.coli or mad cow. Not to worry, America. The good ol’ USDA’s spokesman, Dick Raymond, said, “We don’t think there is a health hazard, but we do have to take this action.”
Of course there’s no health hazard, only the remote possibility that humans could become ill. The USDA has classified the recall as a “Class 2.”
From the USDA’s website:
Class II – A Class II recall involves a potential health hazard situation in which there is a remote probability of adverse health consequences from eating the food.
Great. So I only have a REMOTE chance of contracting mad-cow or E.coli if I’ve eaten one of these hamburgers in the past two years.
