AUSTIN, Texas (KEYE) — Nearly 30,000 pounds of raw beef imported from Argentina and sold in Texas and Florida is under recall, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, as questions swirl around the beef. And a string of food recalls issued this summer grows.
得克萨斯州奥斯汀(KEYE)——美国农业部表示，近 3 万磅从阿根廷进口、在得州和佛罗里达州销售的生牛肉正在被召回，围绕这批牛肉的疑问四起，而今年夏天一连串食品召回还在继续。
The beef recall notice points to missed import re-inspections as the cause, but the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service classified the recalled beef as a Class I health hazard, the agency’s highest risk category. The recall notice did not mention any specific contaminants.
召回通知把原因归结为漏掉进口复检，但美国农业部食品安全检验局(FSIS)将这批召回牛肉列为一级健康危害——该机构的最高风险等级。召回通知没有提到任何具体污染物。
Dr. Darin Detwiler, a nationally recognized food safety advocate, professor, and policy advocate who did not want his face on camera, said the Class I designation suggests the issue is more than routine paperwork. “It’s not like a paperwork thing; you know someone made the decision. This does not have to be reinspected at the border,” Detwiler said.
全国知名的食品安全倡导者、教授兼政策倡导者达林·德怀勒(Darin Detwiler)博士不愿出镜，他说一级分类说明问题不只是常规文书。「这不是文书问题；你知道有人做了决定。这批货本不必在边境复检的。」德怀勒说。
Detwiler also questioned how the recall was characterized, given that no contaminant was specified. “I find this curious because it's kind of like saying, hey, this is a paperwork problem; this is a bureaucratic problem. We forgot to do this, we missed this inspection, and we have no indication that there’s any problem, but we’re going to give it the highest classification of risk,” he said.
鉴于没有指明任何污染物，德怀勒也质疑这次召回的定性。「我觉得很奇怪，因为这就像在说：嘿，这是文书问题，是官僚问题。我们忘了做这个，漏了这次检验，没有任何迹象表明有问题，但我们还是要给它最高风险等级。」他说。
It was not immediately clear which retailers sold the beef. The distributor did not respond to a request for comment.
目前尚不清楚哪些零售商卖过这批牛肉。经销商没有回应置评请求。
