The USDA announced a recall today of 143 million pounds of beef, the largest recall in the history of the country. Westland/Hallmark Meat Co was the subject of the recall. This is the company that was a subject of investigation by the Humane Society of the US, who had been secretly video taping abuses there.
Sometimes, the right things are done, and this is one of them. I have been haunted so much by that video, which is posted on this blog, that I've had a hard time eating meat, any meat. I suspect that there are many more abuses in this business, most of them invisible to us. When your meat comes all wrapped in plastic, it's easy to forget that it once had a life and often, a terrible one with a gruesome end.
I commend the courage of the people with HSUS for undertaking this investigation and explosing what is really going on in the world of cheap meat.
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