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USDA to name stores in meat recalls.(SAFETY ALERTS)(United States Department of Agriculture )
AFTER SEVERAL INCIDENTS in the past year involving millions of pounds of tainted beef, the Department of Agriculture is starting to identify retail stores affected by serious recalls.
The department's Food Safety Inspection Service will post on its Web site (www.fsis.usda.gov) a list of stores that receive products subject to Class 1 recalls, those which are identified as posing the most serious health hazards. These are products whose use probably would cause serious health problems or even death, authorities say. In the past, the government would name only the manufacturer and states where the products could be found.
The department issued its proposed rules f0r public comment in early summer and planned to start the service in August 2008. The listing will not name restaurants or institutions, such as schools or nursing homes, that prepare food products for immediate consumption.
Greater disclosure has been advocated for some time by consumer groups, including Consumers Union, the nonprofit publisher of this magazine. Jean Halloran, director of Food Policy Initiatives for Consumers Union, says, "This is a change that can give consumers peace of mind, and in certain cases avoid serious illness and even save lives." But Halloran says the listings should be extended to Class 2 recalls and include the names of institutions that receive the products.
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