US agriculture secretary confident meat is safe
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The U.S. agriculture secretary expressed confidence in the nation'sfood safety system, but said the meat processing industry willalways face challenges because the bacteria that animals carryevolves.
"I don't think we'll ever see a totally bacteria-free environmentin the United States," Ed Schafer said Tuesday during a visit ofseveral Nebraska meat processing plants.
His tour didn't include the Nebraska Beef Ltd. plant in Omaha,which recalled 5.3 million pounds of meat last week that has beenlinked to 41 E. coli infections in Michigan and Ohio.
Schafer said he thinks the company, not the USDA inspectors at theplant, should be held responsible for the tainted meat. He said theinspectors are only there to make sure the plant follows USDArules.
The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service concluded last weekthat Nebraska Beef's production practices were insufficient toeffectively control E. coli bacteria.
Now the focus is on determining exactly how the meat wascontaminated at Nebraska Beef, he said, and making sure steps aretaken to prevent future problems.
Schafer's tour was designed to showcase innovative ways companiesare working to keep meat safe. He visited a Hormel pork plant inFremont where the processed, canned meat Spam is made, a CargillMeat Solutions beef plant in Schuyler, and an Omaha Steaksprocessing plant in Omaha.
The U.S. agriculture secretary expressed confidence in the nation'sfood safety system, but said the meat processing industry willalways face challenges because the bacteria that animals carryevolves.
"I don't think we'll ever see a totally bacteria-free environmentin the United States," Ed Schafer said Tuesday during a visit ofseveral Nebraska meat processing plants.
His tour didn't include the Nebraska Beef Ltd. plant in Omaha,which recalled 5.3 million pounds of meat last week that has beenlinked to 41 E. coli infections in Michigan and Ohio.
Schafer said he thinks the company, not the USDA inspectors at theplant, should be held responsible for the tainted meat. He said theinspectors are only there to make sure the plant follows USDArules.
The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service concluded last weekthat Nebraska Beef's production practices were insufficient toeffectively control E. coli bacteria.
Now the focus is on determining exactly how the meat wascontaminated at Nebraska Beef, he said, and making sure steps aretaken to prevent future problems.
Schafer's tour was designed to showcase innovative ways companiesare working to keep meat safe. He visited a Hormel pork plant inFremont where the processed, canned meat Spam is made, a CargillMeat Solutions beef plant in Schuyler, and an Omaha Steaksprocessing plant in Omaha.
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