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Tell Us Where's the Beef!

Target: USDA
Sponsored by: Consumers Union

Recently, the USDA announced the largest recall of beef in the nation's history -- 143 million pounds. A significant number of "downer" cows -- cows too sick to stand -- had been processed into beef, despite USDA rules forbidding this. A substantial portion of the recalled beef was distributed to schools for school lunches.

Meat from sick cows should not be eaten because it is more likely to contain harmful bacteria or transmittable disease. Is that meat in your refrigerator? Was it delivered to your child's school? Finding that out isn't easy. USDA knows, but it won't tell you.

Tell the Secretary of Agriculture to disclose the stores and schools that received the recalled meat immediately. USDA should inform the public immediately about all retail stores and institutions involved in meat recalls!

deadline: 2-25-2009
goal: 25,000

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Dear Secretary of Agriculture,

I want to know whether my supermarket carried any beef processed at the Hallmark/Westland facility that was involved in the recall announced February 20, 2008. I urge you to disclose this information immediately.

In addition, I ask that you to issue a final rule on permanent disclosure of all retailers who received recalled meat and poultry. You discussed making this information available in a draft rule on March 7, 2006, almost two years ago. The USDA should not keep the names of stores, schools, nursing homes and other institutions that are involved in a meat recall secret. This is essential information for the public to know.

As a consumer, if I have a recalled product in my refrigerator, I would like to know this so that I can discard it. If recalled meat has been delivered to my local school district, I want to know that too, so I can be sure it is not fed to kids.

We signed the “Tell Us Where's the Beef!” petition!

# 20,923:

9:43 am PDT, May 16, Julie Hall, Mississippi
I want to know if my childrens' schools received any of the recalled beef. I feel I have a right to know and that our schools have an obligation to tell me what action they took.

# 20,922:

1:07 am PDT, May 16, Marcelo Torio, Spain

# 20,921:

6:26 pm PDT, May 15, Shirley Clerk, Florida
We need to know!

# 20,920:

5:19 pm PDT, May 15, Patricia Garcia, Florida
We have to protect our people from getting sick. Everybody has the right to know what they're eating. I have stopped eating burguers and red meat.

# 20,919:

3:55 pm PDT, May 15, Marc Laverdiere, Massachusetts
What are the people at the USDA thinking? Do they care that children eating possibly contaminated meat from sick cows could themselves become sick or even die? Show me that you care and act immediately in rectifying the problems the USDA. Also make the public aware, ASAP, when problems like the one at the HAllmark/Westland facility occur.

# 20,918:

2:27 pm PDT, May 15, Beth Julian, Pennsylvania

# 20,917:

11:54 am PDT, May 15, James Vidales, Texas

# 20,916:

9:47 am PDT, May 15, Patricia Walker, North Carolina

# 20,915:

8:53 am PDT, May 15, C Balston, Canada

# 20,914:

8:38 am PDT, May 15, Linda Moyes, Texas
I think the problem about the Beef in this country is Shameful...I have stop buying much Beef,it is fearful..And if this country does not make its guidelines tougher,SHAME ON THEM...

# 20,913:

6:52 am PDT, May 15, Kim Odgers, Michigan

# 20,912:

1:14 am PDT, May 15, Francisco �lvarez, Spain

# 20,911:

12:46 am PDT, May 15, James Calibjo, California

# 20,910:

11:22 pm PDT, May 14, Name not displayed, Iran, Islamic Republic Of

# 20,909:

9:50 pm PDT, May 14, R Vogt, Kentucky
Wouldn't YOU want to know about the recall!? Meat is wrong and totally unnessicary!

# 20,908:

8:37 pm PDT, May 14, ROY TINNEY JR, Pennsylvania

# 20,907:

8:19 pm PDT, May 14, Cynthia Castaldo, New York

# 20,906:

6:59 pm PDT, May 14, Tamara Andrade, Michigan
Vital information about public health should not be withheld from the public for any reason.

# 20,905:

5:57 pm PDT, May 14, Travis Paysen, Washington

# 20,904:

5:14 pm PDT, May 14, Mildred Evans, New York

# 20,903:

3:26 pm PDT, May 14, Natascha Sanchez, Spain

# 20,902:

2:58 pm PDT, May 14, Shelley Suggett, California

# 20,901:

1:37 pm PDT, May 14, Theresa Parker, Louisiana

# 20,900:

1:34 pm PDT, May 14, Glenn Cron, Texas
Protecting my family's health is of the utmost concern to me and not knowing where my local supermarkets are acquiring their products is crititcal to my being well-informed. The USDA is chartered to help protect the public health via public oversight and disclosure, and as a federal service should be providing this information to those that are impacted by it.

# 20,899:

10:46 am PDT, May 14, David Gould, Michigan

# 20,898:

9:04 am PDT, May 14, Le'a Petersen, Canada
This should not be privileged information; if the product is not safe for consumption, we definately have a right to know.

# 20,897:

4:08 am PDT, May 14, Katherine Garland, Pennsylvania

# 20,896:

2:50 am PDT, May 14, Melanie King, United Kingdom

# 20,895:

9:15 pm PDT, May 13, Teresa Bradley, Michigan

# 20,894:

5:30 pm PDT, May 13, Name not displayed, Canada

# 20,893:

4:33 pm PDT, May 13, Michelle LeBlanc, Louisiana

# 20,892:

2:23 pm PDT, May 13, Olivia Gordon, Texas

# 20,891:

10:49 am PDT, May 13, Linda Ronquillo, New Jersey
PLEASE DO TELL THE PEOPLE WHAT THEY PAY FOR SLAUGHETRED ANIMALS!

# 20,890:

10:23 am PDT, May 13, Morningstar Ward, California
If recalled meat has been delivered to my local school district, I want to know that too, so I can be sure it is not fed to kids

# 20,889:

10:21 am PDT, May 13, Name not displayed, Idaho

# 20,888:

9:58 am PDT, May 13, Name not displayed, Canada
Although I don't eat meat myself many of my extended family and friends still do and I'd like to share the information with them just in case they don't see it themselves.

# 20,887:

9:03 am PDT, May 13, Audrey Boswell, Louisiana

# 20,886:

6:28 am PDT, May 13, Artie Martino, Rhode Island
The quality of our food source is linked directly to the health of our nation. Do the food and drug agencies (USDA) exist to stablize drug and food profit and provide a few high level jobs for connected people or do they employ an adequate number of inspectors (at average wages) to protect the people who live in the US?

# 20,885:

8:02 pm PDT, May 12, Anna Dabrowska, Canada

# 20,884:

5:36 pm PDT, May 12, Name not displayed, Australia
Dear Secretary of Agriculture, I want to know whether my supermarket carried any beef processed at the Hallmark/Westland facility that was involved in the recall announced February 20, 2008. I urge you to disclose this information immediately. In addition, I ask that you to issue a final rule on permanent disclosure of all retailers who received recalled meat and poultry. You discussed making this information available in a draft rule on March 7, 2006, almost two years ago. The USDA should not keep the names of stores, schools, nursing homes and other institutions that are involved in a meat recall secret. This is essential information for the public to know. As a consumer, if I have a recalled product in my refrigerator, I would like to know this so that I can discard it. If recalled meat has been delivered to my local school district, I want to know that too, so I can be sure it is not fed to kids. Recalled products can carry disease-causing bacteria that could make me and my family sick. Unless I know whether the stores where I shop are involved in a recall, it is extremely difficult for me to know if I have bought a recalled product. Sincerely, Robyn Dickinson Woody Point Qld

# 20,883:

4:41 pm PDT, May 12, Jorge Vargas, Chile
Dear Secretary of Agriculture, I want to know whether my supermarket carried any beef processed at the Hallmark/Westland facility that was involved in the recall announced February 20, 2008. I urge you to disclose this information immediately. In addition, I ask that you to issue a final rule on permanent disclosure of all retailers who received recalled meat and poultry. You discussed making this information available in a draft rule on March 7, 2006, almost two years ago. The USDA should not keep the names of stores, schools, nursing homes and other institutions that are involved in a meat recall secret. This is essential information for the public to know. As a consumer, if I have a recalled product in my refrigerator, I would like to know this so that I can discard it. If recalled meat has been delivered to my local school district, I want to know that too, so I can be sure it is not fed to kids. sincerely, jorge vargas

# 20,882:

4:33 pm PDT, May 12, Name not displayed, New York
Why do the Republicans want to prevent people from knowing what they are eating? Why do Republicans care more about profits from tainted meat than peoples' health? I think Dick Cheney and George Bush should eat downer cow steaks.

# 20,881:

4:13 pm PDT, May 12, Dana Lang, California
We have the right to know. Failure to inform the pubic, is deceiving the people. Your lack of care, in the name of money, is seriously wrong.

# 20,880:

3:02 pm PDT, May 12, Name not displayed, Egypt

# 20,879:

1:39 pm PDT, May 12, SHEILA JONES, California
Everyone should be able to know what they are putting in their bodies at all times.

# 20,878:

11:00 am PDT, May 12, Name not displayed, Algeria
I want to know whether my supermarket carried any beef processed at the Hallmark/Westland facility that was involved in the recall announced February 20, 2008. I urge you to disclose this information immediately.

# 20,877:

10:54 am PDT, May 12, Leonorilda Amador, Illinois
This information should be disclose incase there is an outbreak of illness within a school or community. Also its easier for doctors to treat people.

# 20,876:

7:19 am PDT, May 12, Deborah Drafz, Illinois

# 20,875:

5:39 am PDT, May 12, Christophe Pichon, France

# 20,874:

12:23 am PDT, May 12, Suzanne Pearson, Ohio

# 20,873:

12:22 am PDT, May 12, St�phane Malo, Canada

# 20,872:

9:16 pm PDT, May 11, Agnes S, Illinois

# 20,871:

8:14 pm PDT, May 11, Brian Murphy, Massachusetts

# 20,870:

5:16 pm PDT, May 11, Jennifer Lay, Florida
It's very important to our health and safety! It is their responsibility!

# 20,869:

9:20 am PDT, May 11, Aaeron Robb, Maryland

# 20,868:

8:55 am PDT, May 11, Danny Labrie, Canada

# 20,867:

8:17 am PDT, May 11, Name not displayed, Canada
Dear Secretary of Agriculture, It Is criminal not to report this immediatley.You have probably already caused many people to be sick and to think people have this meat in their freezers. Because this has happened previously I have not consumed beef at all.. It is all a conspiracy to keep the Beef Industry in Business. That is MONEY! I am urging you to disclose this information immediately and save more lives rather than casusing death from this deadly incurable disease. Sincerely, Jill Edgar 3230 West 23rd Ave, Vancouver BC

# 20,866:

7:15 am PDT, May 11, Kelly Louthan, Washington
We have the right to know !

# 20,865:

1:25 am PDT, May 11, Donna Walters, Washington

# 20,864:

11:56 pm PDT, May 10, Domniki Vasiageorgi, Greece

# 20,863:

11:23 pm PDT, May 10, Nothemba Goldstein, Israel

# 20,862:

10:48 pm PDT, May 10, Kumar Goteti, India

# 20,861:

7:41 pm PDT, May 10, Andreas Jahns, Germany

# 20,860:

6:47 pm PDT, May 10, Margie Blake, Florida
As a consumer I need to know if I should not use certain products. Some meats could be bad to eat for the elderly that are in my care. Margie

# 20,859:

5:46 pm PDT, May 10, Name not displayed, North Carolina
there isn't any reason not to. this shouldn't have happened to begin with, so we should get to know who is suffering because of this. there isn't any reason to protect anyone who is responsible.

# 20,858:

5:04 pm PDT, May 10, Name not displayed, Argentina

# 20,857:

3:28 pm PDT, May 10, Bertha Palmer, Georgia

# 20,856:

3:09 pm PDT, May 10, Wanda Foster, Texas
Americans pay millions of dollars to have the USDA monitor the quality of food in this country. We expect results and consequences for people who fail to meet the standards. If the standards don't specify that it's wrong to sell sick beef, the standards need changing.

# 20,855:

8:18 am PDT, May 10, Debra Gourley, North Carolina

# 20,854:

4:56 am PDT, May 10, Kim Olwell, Florida
You should not let Innocent people get sick and possibly die. you need to get a Conscience. The poor cows that suffered, also makes me sad.

# 20,853:

10:33 pm PDT, May 9, Delmar Brock, Canada
Its the only decent thing to do, we eat this stuff

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