ConAgra CoConAgra Co, a , a meat distributor meat distributor reprocessed reprocessed

e-e-coli-taintedcoli-tainted beefbeef..

The recycled beef The recycled beef was was resoldresold as as ready- to-eat ready- to-eat canned canned chili, meat spaghetti, chili, meat spaghetti, beef ravioli or beef ravioli or pet pet food.food.

• The recycled meat is from the The recycled meat is from the nations nations second-largest recall second-largest recall in history in history that will be cooked that will be cooked and turned into food for people, and turned into food for people, pets or both.pets or both.

• ConAgra issued a recall on June ConAgra issued a recall on June 30 for 354,200 pounds of 30 for 354,200 pounds of ground beef contaminated with ground beef contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, a E. coli O157:H7, a potentially potentially lethallethal variant.variant.

• ConAgra made ground meat ConAgra made ground meat from untested beef.from untested beef.

• Brand names that use ConAgra Brand names that use ConAgra meats include common products meats include common products such as such as Chef BoyardeeChef Boyardee, Libby's , Libby's Canned Meats, and Canned Meats, and PAMPAM cooking spray.cooking spray.

• In 1997, Hudson Foods planned to sell In 1997, Hudson Foods planned to sell 25 million pounds of recalled ground 25 million pounds of recalled ground beef to companies that made pre-beef to companies that made pre-cooked products such as cooked products such as TV dinners TV dinners and and burritosburritos. The recall happened . The recall happened after 17 Coloradans were after 17 Coloradans were sickened sickened with E. coliwith E. coli..

• Federal records Federal records show that last show that last year ConAgra intercepted year ConAgra intercepted 20 tons of 20 tons of E. coli-tainted meat E. coli-tainted meat from its from its Greeley plant that were destined to Greeley plant that were destined to become become hamburgers at a hamburgers at a national fast-food chainnational fast-food chain. The . The meat was eventually re-boxed, meat was eventually re-boxed, labeled labeled "For Cooking Purposes Only""For Cooking Purposes Only" and shipped to International Home and shipped to International Home Foods Inc., a ConAgra-owned Foods Inc., a ConAgra-owned company in Pennsylvania. company in Pennsylvania.

To cook the To cook the tainted beef tainted beef and and sellsell it it to to consumers consumers

"I think we can say any product "I think we can say any product that is cooked per the that is cooked per the

guidelines established by the guidelines established by the USDA and recommended by the USDA and recommended by the Colorado Department of Health Colorado Department of Health

is perfectly is perfectly safe for safe for human human consumption consumption and to and to indicate otherwise is indicate otherwise is

irresponsible,“irresponsible,“ ConAgra ConAgra Spokesman Spokesman

Jim Herlihy Jim Herlihy

•-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

• Pull the meat offPull the meat off the shelves and the shelves and disposedispose of it! Do of it! Do NOTNOT put others in put others in

any potential any potential harm!harm!