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The USDA says that the vast majority of states participating in the National School Lunch Program are ordering ground beef that does not contain lean finely textured beef.

The company had suspended operations at those plants in the wake of the “pink slime” controversy that targeted its lean finely textured beef product.

Despite the discovery of a BSE-infected cow in California, major importers increased their purchases of U.S. beef in the last week.

The investors behind the proposed beef plant in Tama, Iowa, are hoping to have the facility up and running by June, though the plant's owners say that renovations are still ongoing and that more startup capital is needed.

Indonesia became the first country to suspend exports of U.S. beef after the discovery of a BSE-infected cow in California earlier this week.

The U.S. government has confirmed the first case of mad cow disease in six years, but is stressing that there is no threat to human health and no danger of the meat entering the food chain.