Media Advisory

FROM:   Dr. Lon Kightlinger, State Epidemiologist, South Dakota Department of Health

DATE:    July 19, 2002

RE:          ConAgra Beef recall

Details about the expanded recall announced today are available from the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service at http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OA/recalls/prelease/pr055-2002.htm. The site includes the complete list of recalled ConAgra beef products.

Consumers and media with questions about the recall may contact Jim Herlihy, vice president of communications and consumer affairs, ConAgra Beef Company, at (888) 742-0467. 

Consumers seeking general information about this recall can also call (866-849-7438), a special number established by FSIS.