- Note - One of the most amazing revelations in this story
is not the hydraulic fluid issue but the admission the company puts 'natural
flavorings' in their beef!
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- Ever try to get a company to reveal exactly, precisely
what their 'natural flavorings' consist of? Forget about it. They'll refuse
to tell you, claiming it is 'proprietary' information. The facts: MOST
'natural flavorings' are, or contain, MSG or MSG appetite-triggering clones
and cousins. The vast majority of food makers in the US are now putting
'natural' and/or 'artificial flavorings' in their products. (Read the labels!)
Why? Because MSG and other appetite triggers GUARANTEE a solid increase
in sales volume. -ed
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- From ProMED-mail
- Source USDA, FSIS official news release
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- Recall Release : CLASS I RECALL
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- FSIS-RC-006-2005: HEALTH RISK: HIGH
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- Congressional and Public Affairs
- (202) 720-9113; FAX: (202) 690-0460
- Steven Cohen
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- Emmpak Foods, Inc., Milwaukee, Wis., establishment, is
voluntarily recalling approximately 123 000 pounds of ground beef that
may be contaminated with hydraulic fluid, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's
Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today (Feb 14, 2005).
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- Products subject to recall include:
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- --1-pound packages of "GROUND BEEF, WITH NATURAL
FLAVORINGS, 73/27."
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- --1-pound packages of "EXTRA LEAN GROUND BEEF, WITH
NATURAL FLAVORINGS, 96/4."
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- --1-pound packages of "LEAN GROUND BEEF, WITH NATURAL
FLAVORINGS, 93/7."
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- --1-pound packages of "SIRLOIN GROUND BEEF, WITH
NATURAL FLAVORINGS, 90/10."
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- --1-pound packages of "CHUCK GROUND BEEF, WITH NATURAL
FLAVORINGS, 80/20."
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- --1-pound packages of "ROUND GROUND BEEF, WITH NATURAL
FLAVORINGS, 85/15."
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- --1-pound packages of "FRESH GROUND BEEF FOR CHILI,
WITH NATURAL
- FLAVORINGS, 85/15."
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- These products bear sell by dates of "1/31/05,"
"2/1/05" or "2/2/05." Each package also bears the code
"Est. 20654" inside the USDA mark of inspection. The ground beef
was distributed to retail stores in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin.
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- --1-pound packages of "LAURA'S LEAN BEEF, GROUND
BEEF, 8 percent FAT."
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- --1-pound packages of "LAURA'S LEAN BEEF, GROUND
ROUND, 4 percent FAT."
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- These 2 products bear a sell by date of "2/1/05."
Each package also bears the code "Est. 20654" inside the USDA
mark of inspection. These products were distributed to retail stores in
Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, North Carolina,
Pennsylvania and South Carolina.
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- The problem was discovered after FSIS received a consumer
complaint. Anyone concerned about an injury from consumption of the products
should contact a physician.
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- Consumers with questions about the recall should contact
company Customer Service Representative Luke Miller at (866) 567-7899.
Media with questions about the recall should contact company Director of
Communications Mark Klein at (952) 742-6211.
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- Consumers with food safety questions can phone the toll-free
USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854). The
hotline is available in English and Spanish and can be reached from l0
a.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern Time) Monday through Friday. Recorded food safety
messages are available 24 hours a day.
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- ProMED-mail
- promed@promedmail.org
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- Patricia A. Doyle, PhD
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