Some 8.7 million pounds of meat from a Northern California company have been recalled because they came from `` diseased and unsound '' animals that were n't properly inspected , a federal agency announced Saturday . The recall affecting Rancho Feeding Corporation products -- as detailed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture 's Food Safety and Inspection Service -- marks a significant expansion of one announced January 13 , when just over 40,000 pounds of the company 's products were recalled . According to the U.S. agency , Rancho Feeding `` processed diseased and unsound animals and carried out these activities without the benefit or full benefit of federal inspection . '' `` Thus , the products are adulterated , because they are unsound , unwholesome or otherwise are unfit for human food and must be removed from commerce , '' the FSIS reported . The Petaluma company made the recall . The government agency noted there are no reported illnesses tied to these products , which went to distribution centers and retail establishments in California , Florida , Illinois and Texas . It was not immediately clear which companies got them , or whether they ended up being sold in some form at any markets or restaurants . The FSIS recall notice indicates a `` reasonable probability '' that consumption could result in `` serious , adverse health consequences or death . '' Attempts to contact the Rancho Feeding Corporation for comment were unsuccesful Saturday and Sunday . A wide range of products are listed in the recall , including beef carcasses and various parts such as heads , cheeks , lips , livers , feet and tongues in boxes of 20 pounds and bigger . Forty-pound boxes of veal bones and 60-pound boxes of veal trim are included as well . All of these were produced and shipped between January 1 , 2013 , through January 7 , 2014 . They all have `` EST . 527 '' in the USDA mark of inspection and have a case code number ending in 3 or 4 . In the January announcement , the FSIS reported only that the products were being recalled only from January 8 , 2014 , and that they did n't have a `` full federal inspection . '' Inmates sickened by tainted chicken . More on food safety .
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