In February 2008, an investigation into Hallmark/Westland meatpacking company in California led to the United States’ largest beef-related recall in its history. The recall occurred after an investigation revealed concerning slaughter practices by Hallmark/Westland. The result was 143 million pounds of beef destined for school lunches being recalled. In the investigation, the Humane Society of the United States uncovered that the meat packing company was slaughtering cows that were too ill to be slaughtered, which was a practice that was banned to ensure illnesses like Mad Cow disease did not enter the food supply. The Largest Beef Recall In US History Affected A Dizzying Amount Of Meat pic.twitter.com/pbnOhMBPBl — Anthony Scott (@AnthonyScottTGP) January 13, 2025 Here’s what Yahoo News reported: The 2000s were mired in controversies for beef producers in the U.S. with about 50 countries, including Japan, Korea, and Taiwan, banning beef imports from the country. This followed the first case of mad cow disease, reported in Washington state in 2003, in a cow imported from Canada. By 2006, the impact of this incident had started to wane. However, an incident in 2008 reignited concerns after a California meat company recalled roughly 143 million pounds of meat in what became one of the biggest food recalls in the history of America. It was four times bigger than the previous record when 35 million pounds of ground beef were recalled by Thorn Apple Valley in 1999 in Arkansas, after testing positive for listeria. In February 2008, an animal rights group released videotapes showing downer cows (cows that cannot walk) at animal auctions being pushed with forklifts and sprayed with water to force them to stand long enough to be cleared for slaughter. While animal cruelty was one of the primary concerns, another was food safety, as downer cows pose a risk of diseases. The U.S. Department of Agriculture had banned downer cows after the 2003 incident. The videos led to Westland/Hallmark Meat Company recalling the meat in 2008. The beef in question was produced over a period of two years. By the time the recall occurred, about half of the beef had been distributed — most of it (around one-third) to school lunch programs. Westland/Hallmark Meat Company produced one-fifth of all the meat used in federal school lunch programs at the time, according to CBS News. About 50 million pounds of the meat had already been sent to schools in 36 states. Reports said that more than 20 million pounds of it had already been consumed by school children, while 15 million pounds were destroyed after being pulled out of school freezers and efforts were made to trace the other 15 million. Fortunately, the recall was classified as Class II, meaning the health risk from the beef was low, unlike a Class I recall — which means it could cause serious health consequences or death. No illnesses were reported in the weeks that followed. However, the incident sparked significant public outrage, especially as it raised concerns about the health and safety of children. https://t.co/BXiXlukJ0R — Anthony Scott (@AnthonyScottTGP) January 13, 2025 The attacks on red meat are coming fast and fierce from all angles…. Did you know about this? You Probably Had No Idea This Was Happening To Ranchers… You Probably Had No Idea This Was Happening To Ranchers... I've been sounding the alarm about a lot of things recently.... Why? Because so much is teetering on the edge of a cliff! Almost like someone is trying to destroy the USA from the inside? Make it implode? And what are the two things you'd attack if you wanted to do that? The Money and the Food Supply. Today I want to talk about the Food Supply because we are under attack from all fronts. Just a few days ago, I brought you this report: BREAKING: Massive Wildfire In Northern Texas Today I brought you this report: HELP! Idaho Famers Under Attack By Their Own Government! And now I want to show you this tremendous video that a friend forwarded to me. This lady rancher knows her stuff and she's telling you everything I have been saying for the past several months. But maybe you'll listen to her since she has a prettier face than me? ? Seriously though, please watch: I bet you had no idea everything happening to Ranchers and the Beef Industry right now.... Watch this: pic.twitter.com/aL6iaHCUrs — Noah Christopher (@DailyNoahNews) February 29, 2024 To be more accurate, it's not only happening to ranchers, it's happening to you.  To me.  To our families.  And if you haven't seen the impact yet, just trust me, you will.... Here's more (including what YOU can do right now: U.S. Ranchers Band Together, Raise $300M To Save Our Food Supply! If you've been here for a while, you know I don't like to just bring you problems, I like to bring you solutions! The MSM just brings you bad news....over and over and over again. Why? Because bad news boosts ratings. We don't do that here. We bring you TRUTH above all, and when we do cover bad news I always like to find a solution I can tack on with it. So that's what I'm doing right now. Look, I don't need to convince you our food supply is under attack, in more ways than one. Toxins and preservatives and chemicals and most ingredients you can't even pronounce added into every product... Antibiotics and hormones and mRNA pumped into our beef, chicken and fish! And that's all assuming you'll continue to be able to get the food, tainted and toxic as it may be.... I have been predicting for a while that the next "crisis" they hit us with will affect the food supply. Remember when people freaked out about toilet paper and paper towels and suddenly you couldn't buy them anywhere? Shelves were bare and rationing was implemented by stores tracking how much you could buy? That was bad, but nowhere near as bad and nowhere near the panic you'll see when it's not just paper products you wipe your butt with, but FOOD! But like I said, I don't think I need to convince you of these threats to our food supply. I'd rather talk solutions! Which is why I was so excited when I saw this: This is so cool! Want in? Details https://t.co/nj3zYRqhyM pic.twitter.com/SRBY8yuqug — Noah Christopher (@DailyNoahNews) January 19, 2024 And yes, that is just a Tweet on Twitter, which is why I dug deeper to get you the details. From Grok: According to the information provided, it appears that US ranchers are indeed taking steps to raise $300 million to build their own beef processing plants. In recent years, there has been growing concern among ranchers about the control and pricing power of the "Big Four" meatpacking companies. In response, some ranchers have decided to band together and invest in their own processing plants to have more control over the supply chain and potentially increase their profits. For example, Sustainable Beef LLC, a company organized by ranchers in Nebraska, is planning to build a $300 million beef processing plant near North Platte. This plant is one of several similar projects in the works across the country, with others being planned in Iowa, Idaho, and Wisconsin. The US Department of Agriculture is also taking steps to encourage a more diverse supply chain in the beef industry, allocating $650 million to fund the construction of mid-size and small meat and poultry plants, along with $100 million in loan guarantees. Overall, it seems that US ranchers are indeed making a concerted effort to raise $300 million to build their own beef processing plants. This guy gets it: Get to know some ranchers, folks — Shan (@okie2109) July 2, 2023 So now let's get even more practical.... How can this help you? How can YOU personally get to know some ranchers? As usual, I've got you covered! Allow me to introduce you to my friends.... I've personally searched out and partnered with one of these ranchers! Even been out to one of the ranches in Idado to see it myself and it's pretty incredible! They're doing everything right.... 100% FREE from Antibiotics, added Hormones and mRNA: They don't depend on ranchers....because they ARE the ranchers! Oh and they also own and control every other step in the process too! The ranch, the processing, the packing and the shipping! Think all meat is the same? You have no idea until you actually try real meat. The stuff you get at the store has been so processed and "preserved" that you don't know the difference until you taste how it SHOULD be.... Check this out: So if you want in and want to make sure you have a direct line to antibiotic free, free range pasture raised, no added hormones and no mRNA jab never not ever....I've got you covered! It's even called WLT Beef! Here's my personal link and you can do everything online. See it here:  https://www.WLTbeef.com/ As I always like to say, who loves ya baby? Enjoy!