Mad Cow lawsuit
A class-action lawsuit has been filed against QFC and their parent Kroger.
This is regarding the cow found at a ranch near Mabton, WA.
As reported by
KOMO-TV, the suit claims that a recall order for beef linked to the cow was issued that day but QFC did not begin pulling the "highly hazardous" meat from about 40 stores that carried it until Dec. 24.
From the KOMO website:
bq. The Agriculture Department this week revealed that the recall covered 38,000 pounds of beef, nearly four times as much as initially announced, from the infected cow and from the meat of others that was mixed together in processing. One official said as much as 17,000 pounds probably was eaten or thrown out by customers.
bq. The only notice to QFC customers was the posting of small signs in stores starting Dec. 27, according to the lawsuit.
bq. QFC had "a duty to warn" buyers under the Washington Product Liability Act and could have done so through newspaper, radio and television advertising and by notifying individuals who made purchases using QFC Advantage discount cards, wrote Steve W. Berman, Crowson's lawyer.
Sloppy work on the part of QFC -- considering the fear factor over this disease.
Posted by DaveH at March 5, 2004 11:04 AM