The Maine Department of Agriculture announced that Bubier Meats of Greene has issued a voluntary recall of 25,192 pounds of beef because the dorsal root ganglia may not have been completely removed. According to the Portland Press Herald, inspectors discovered the problem while reviewing the company’s slaughter logs.
Federal regulations require removal of the tissue in cattle 30 months of age and older because it can contain bovine spongiform encephalopathy, which can cause the fatal brain disease in humans who eat tainted beef. The state said the recall posed a low health risk.