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Tainted Beef & School Lunches

Why a recall of tainted beef didn't include school lunches

The recall, announced by the governmentAug. 6, covered only ground beef sent to certain retailers. In the days after it was announced, government and company spokesmen said meat sent to schools was not included. Documents obtained by USA TODAY through the Freedom of Information Act reveal a more complicated story - one that raises questions about whether the government took adequate steps to ensure that meat it bought for schoolchildren during the same period was safe. Ref. Source 5

Lunches School and Beef Tainted

Oh my gosh this is disgusting. When I was in school I took my own lunch my mom was kind of paranoid about the food served in the cafeteria.

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That just shows everyone how much the government really cares for its young people. Heck they can not vote anyway lets stick it too them and not tell the parents.

Lunches School and Beef Tainted

Fast-food standards for meat top those for school lunches

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says the meat it buys for the National School Lunch Program "meets or exceeds standards in commercial products. That isn't always the case. McDonald's, Burger King and Costco, for instance, are far more rigorous in checking for bacteria and dangerous pathogens. They test the ground beef they buy five to 10 times more often than the USDA tests beef made for schools during a typical production day. Ref. Source 8

Lunches School and Beef Tainted

I find it sad that other companies test beef a lot harder than the federal government does. Especially when we are talking about what our kids are eating while attending school.

Tainted Beef & School Lunches

The only sure way to keep your children healthy is to send them with prepared meals that you have made for them. In this way your quality control standards are met each time.

Tainted Beef & School Lunches

There were times back in high school that I wondered where their food came from and how sanitary it was luckily I didn't eat a lot of it as I have a particular taste for home cooked food.