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ConAgra Co, a meat distributor reprocessed e- coli-tainted beef. The recycled beef was resold as ready- to-eat canned chili, meat spaghetti, beef ravioli.

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1 ConAgra Co, a meat distributor reprocessed e- coli-tainted beef. The recycled beef was resold as ready- to-eat canned chili, meat spaghetti, beef ravioli or pet food.

2 The recycled meat is from the nations second-largest recall in history that will be cooked and turned into food for people, pets or both. The recycled meat is from the nations second-largest recall in history that will be cooked and turned into food for people, pets or both. ConAgra issued a recall on June 30 for 354,200 pounds of ground beef contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, a potentially lethal variant. ConAgra issued a recall on June 30 for 354,200 pounds of ground beef contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, a potentially lethal variant. ConAgra made ground meat from untested beef. ConAgra made ground meat from untested beef. Brand names that use ConAgra meats include common products such as Chef Boyardee, Libby's Canned Meats, and PAM cooking spray. Brand names that use ConAgra meats include common products such as Chef Boyardee, Libby's Canned Meats, and PAM cooking spray.

3 In 1997, Hudson Foods planned to sell 25 million pounds of recalled ground beef to companies that made pre-cooked products such as TV dinners and burritos. The recall happened after 17 Coloradans were sickened with E. coli. In 1997, Hudson Foods planned to sell 25 million pounds of recalled ground beef to companies that made pre-cooked products such as TV dinners and burritos. The recall happened after 17 Coloradans were sickened with E. coli. Federal records show that last year ConAgra intercepted 20 tons of E. coli-tainted meat from its Greeley plant that were destined to become hamburgers at a national fast-food chain. The meat was eventually re-boxed, labeled "For Cooking Purposes Only" and shipped to International Home Foods Inc., a ConAgra-owned company in Pennsylvania. Federal records show that last year ConAgra intercepted 20 tons of E. coli-tainted meat from its Greeley plant that were destined to become hamburgers at a national fast-food chain. The meat was eventually re-boxed, labeled "For Cooking Purposes Only" and shipped to International Home Foods Inc., a ConAgra-owned company in Pennsylvania.

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5 Meat Tested Positive for E-Coli Recalled Meat Cook and Re-sell tainted meat To cook the tainted beef and sell it to consumers

6 "I think we can say any product that is cooked per the guidelines established by the USDA and recommended by the Colorado Department of Health is perfectly safe for human consumption and to indicate otherwise is irresponsible,“ ConAgra Spokesman ConAgra Spokesman Jim Herlihy

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8 - humans are social creatures and that we have a moral obligation to build a society that provides the greatest opportunity for benefit for the greatest number of people possible. -they have a moral obligation to determine, to the best of their ability,how the consequences of their decision will affect the wider community

9 Pull the meat offPull the meat off the shelves and the shelves and dispose of it! Do NOT put others in any potential harm!


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