date:May 25, 2012
of the other beef from the lot containing the contaminated box tested positive for pathogens, according to Emily Clayton.
This is the first time the company has had a problem with a contaminated product, she says.
Contamination in beef from Australia is also a rare event. Australian beef accounts for around 20 percent of the beef imported into the U.S.. Between March 2011 and March of 2012, the United States imported approximately 560 million pounds of beef from Australia.
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