The California Department of Public Health has posted on its website a partial list of hundreds of retailers and restaurants that received shipments of recalled beef from the Westland-Hallmark Meat Co.
The list included many retailers and restaurants in Southern California, the department said on Friday.
The largest beef recall in history affects about 143 million pounds of beef from the meat packing company in Chino, California. The company came under fire after the release of a Humane Society videotape showing sick cows being beaten and prodded into the slaughterhouse.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture forbids the use of such "downer" cows for food -- primarily because it could be more likely to cause illness, including mad cow disease. No illnesses have been reported.
Much of the recalled beef is thought to have already been consumed, although officials warn that people who have beef in their refrigerators or freezers purchased prior to Feb. 17 either discard the meat or confirm that the retailer's shipment did not come from Westland-Hallmark.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture ordered the recall on Feb. 17.
Source: Xinhua
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