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US orders massive recall of beef
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has ordered the recall of 143m lb (64.9m kg) of beef - the largest meat recall in the country's history.
It comes from a company in California, which officials said allowed meat from cattle unable to stand at the time of slaughter to enter the food chain.
But the USDA said the health hazard was minimal. Much of the meat was purchased for federal nutrition programmes.
The meat-packing plant is also being investigated for animal cruelty.
The USDA had suspended operations there after an undercover video came to light showing crippled and sick animals being mistreated.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7249911.stm