On September 28th, Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. had to recall over 130,000 pounds of beef due to the discover of E. Coli within their product. This was detected first in Ohio because a family fell ill from eating the product. The ground beef was distributed to 6 different supermarkets among those were: Kroger and Food Lion. According to the USDA, the beef came from a Tyson plant in Kansas. This product through its different distribution channels reached several states, including Wisconsin, east to New York, south to Florida and west all the way back to Texas.
This presented such a huge health risk, with the founding report citing the child was hospitalized for 10 days. The interesting part to me is how Tyson was able to identify and trace all 131,300 pounds of beef that could have possibly been contaminated and the amount of detail. Obviously when working with such a big issue it is important to provide as much detail and information as possible to help come up with a solution. The only solution for a problem including contamination of a meat would be communicating the issue and notifying the affected party. Tyson along with the USDA was able to track the contaminated beef using UPC and product codes.
A list of retail stores has been created by the USDA:
No comments:
Post a Comment