date:May 22, 2012
lants,said the OIG report.
We found these large plants showed strong initiative in their efforts to control contamination and limit the ability of adulterated meat to make its way in to commerce.
Plants took pre-emptive action, often acting on presumptive positive test results and in some instances, destroying whole days worth of production in name of safety,it said.
Inspectors found that when positive E.coli results were found, plants were conducting investigations to determine the cause.
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