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U.S. Meat Recall Exposes Persistent Food-Safety Gaps

More than 167,000 pounds of meat have been recalled nationwide after regulators said products carried false inspection labels, renewing scrutiny of how the U.S. food-safety system detects and prevents mislabeled meat from reaching consumers. The episode underscores a broader challenge for regulators and investors alike: even in a tightly supervised market, traceability failures can move quickly through the supply chain and trigger costly recalls, brand damage and compliance risk.