Mexico notifies APHIS of New World screwworm detection in a cow in the southern Mexico state of Chiapas, at an inspection checkpoint close to the border with Guatemala.
The problem was discovered when FSIS was notified by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture of a group of ill persons reporting they consumed ground beef prior to their illness.
Smithfield Foods responds to settlement with Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, noting prevalence of identity theft, fraud in U.S. labor force.