Steps are taken to prevent adulterated meat import
WASHINGDON, D.C. ~
Secretary of Agriculture John R.
Block has 'announced a series of
“tough, new” steps designed to I
prevent mislabeled, uninspected
or otherwise adulterated meat
from coming into the United
States.
The action follows confirmation
by U.S. Department of Agriculture
scientists over, the weekend that
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some cartons of beef imported
since January from a single
Australian plant included horse
meat. >
Block said USDA vpUl take the
following steps to protect
American consumers and business
interests;
—Australian meat labeled as .species identification by the
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assure its species. The meat will
also be tested to determine
whether the adulteration is con
fined to the Profreeze plant,
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—Boneless
meat
Australia must be tested for
security until it reaches the United
States. U.S.- authorities will then
assume responsibility.
—Boneless meat now enroute
from Australia to the United States
will be held at the point of entry
and tested for species deter
mination by USDA’s.Food Safety
and Inspection Service before it is
allowed to enter the United States.
—Countries shipping boneless
meat to the United States will be
notified that they must initiate a
species determination program.
All fresh and frozen boneless meat
entering the United States,
regardless of country of origin, will
be spot-checked for species by U.S.
authorities.
leaving
—DSDA will initiate a review of
compliance activities within major
exporting countries to assure
controls are in place during all
stages of distribution to maintain
the integrity of meat exports
designed for the United States.
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because mislabeled and
adulterated imports apparently
have been coming into the United
States for several months,” Block
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authorities are continuing to in
vestigate the problem.
Since January I, about 815,000
pounds of boneless beef have been
imported into the United States
from the Profreeze facility. Block
said. Of that, USDA has thus far
located and embargoed 270,000
.pounds of boxed unprocessed
' boneless beef and 275,000 pounds of
patties and ground meat. All of this
meat is unacceptable as human
food, Block said.
“The discovery last week by
Australian authorities that some
product on' the docks there
destined for the United States was
actually kangaroo meat has raised
the possibility that kangaroo meat,
as well as horse meat, may have
been illicitly imported in the past,’’
Block said. “Embargoed meat in
the United States will be further
tested for kangaroo after we get
testing material from the
Australian government.”
Federal authorities first found In
early August that horse meat was
being imported in boxes labeled
beef when a USDA processing
plant inspector in San Diego,
Calif., became suspicious of meat
that did not appear to be beef.