E coli mystery meat will get less mysterious

The Department of Agriculture is going to start naming grocery store names as part of some meat recalls.

Now, it will only be during major, “Class I” recalls, not lesser, “Class II” recalls.

It’s a start, true. But, USDA, by leaving out Class II recalls, wouldn’t tell you want stores got beef that originated like this Class II:

Westland/Hallmark Meat Co. in Chino, Calif.’s recall occurred after a Humane Society investigator filmed workers abusing “downer” cows unable to stand to force them to slaughter.

And, the original version of the rule, proposed two years ago, would have applied to all recalls.

Of course, other states can emulate California at the state level. It already requires store information on all meet recalls.