Westland/hallmark Meat Company, The Company was a California-based meat packaging company. It was forced into bankruptcy due to costs from a meat recall and ensuing litigation.
On February 17, 2008, Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Company voluntarily recalled just over 143 million pounds (65 million kilograms) of raw and frozen beef products, considered the largest meat recall in the United States, following an investigation into animal cruelty.
The recall came in the wake of animal cruelty and violations of the law at a California slaughtering plant, by an investigation conducted by The Humane Society of the United States. An investigator for The HSUS videotaped workers abusing downed animals unable to walk into the kill pens on their own.
The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) had determined that beef products produced by the Chino, California, company were unfit for human consumption as the cattle had not received "complete and proper inspection."
The recall was designated as Class II, which the USDA describes as "a health hazard situation where there is a remote probability of adverse health consequences from the use of the product."
On Friday, Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer indicated that charges had been laid against employees of the plant alleged to have taken part in the mistreatment of cattle. "Today [Friday], the San Bernardino
On February 17, 2008, Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Company voluntarily recalled just over 143 million pounds (65 million kilograms) of raw and frozen beef products, considered the largest meat recall in the United States, following an investigation into animal cruelty.
The recall came in the wake of animal cruelty and violations of the law at a California slaughtering plant, by an investigation conducted by The Humane Society of the United States. An investigator for The HSUS videotaped workers abusing downed animals unable to walk into the kill pens on their own.
The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) had determined that beef products produced by the Chino, California, company were unfit for human consumption as the cattle had not received "complete and proper inspection."
The recall was designated as Class II, which the USDA describes as "a health hazard situation where there is a remote probability of adverse health consequences from the use of the product."
On Friday, Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer indicated that charges had been laid against employees of the plant alleged to have taken part in the mistreatment of cattle. "Today [Friday], the San Bernardino
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