FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MONDAY, FEB. 18, 2008

FACT SHEET: Westland/Hallmark Meat Co. recall

• Asheboro City Schools
• Caldwell County Schools
• Carteret County Schools
• Chapel Hill/Carrboro City Schools
• Charlotte/Mecklenburg County Schools
• Cleveland County Schools
• Davie County Schools
• Duplin County Schools
• Gaston County Schools
• Granville County Schools
• Greene County Schools
• Guilford County Schools
• Hickory Public Schools
• Johnston County Schools
• Lenoir County Schools
• New Hanover County Schools
• Onslow County Schools
• Pitt County Schools
• Randolph County Schools
• Rowan-Salisbury Schools
• Sampson County Schools
• Surry County Schools
• Wake County Public School System
• Washington County Schools
• Wayne County Schools

FACTS

• No illnesses have been reported in relation to the affected product.
• 126,000 pounds total delivered to these 25 school systems.
• 104,000 pounds are still in storage.
• NCDA&CS is waiting on the USDA to determine the protocol for destroying the affected product.
• NCDA&CS is still investigating, but has NOT found evidence of any of the affected product entering the state through third-party processors or through restaurants.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

• USDA Questions and Answers about Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Co.