Hudson Foods Company

Hudson Foods Company of Rogers, Arkansas was a beef processor that was involved in what was then the largest recall of food in United States. The plant was in Columbus, Nebraska. The company recalled over 25 million pounds of ground beef. [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title= Poultry Recall Expanded After Bacteria Is Found at Plant |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C00E5DD113AF937A25753C1A9649C8B63 |quote=Until now, the nation's largest recall was of 25 million pounds of beef produced by Hudson Foods in 1997. After that recall there was a move in Congress to increase the number of inspections and tighten safety standards in packing plants. |publisher=New York Times |date= |accessdate=2007-09-25 ] Tyson Foods bought Hudson Foods out in the 1990's.

ee also

*Pilgrim's Pride poultry recall
*Topps Meat Company second largest beef recall

References

Further reading

* [http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/1998/May/213.htm.html US Department of Justice Press Release: Hudson Foods Company]
* [http://www.usda.gov/news/releases/1997/08/0276 US Department of Agriculture Press Release: Hudson Foods Company]