MAD COW MEAT RECALL
A MAD cow scare cleared tons of beef from the shelves of two supermarket chains last night.
Asda and the Co-op acted after a slaughtered cow was passed fit without being tested for BSE - the disease that crippled the British beef industry in the 1990s. Customers who bought steak, mince and joints from more than 2,000 stores in the UK in the last fortnight were warned not to eat the meat and to return it.
The recall was ordered after meat from an untested cow over 54 months old was sold to the supermarkets, breaking safety rules that demand screening for all animals over 30 months.
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Asda and the Co-op acted after a slaughtered cow was passed fit without being tested for BSE - the disease that crippled the British beef industry in the 1990s. Customers who bought steak, mince and joints from more than 2,000 stores in the UK in the last fortnight were warned not to eat the meat and to return it.
The recall was ordered after meat from an untested cow over 54 months old was sold to the supermarkets, breaking safety rules that demand screening for all animals over 30 months.
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