Jose Ole - Windsor Foods has identified through production records that beef material from Westland/Hallmark Meat Company had been used.

February 28, 2008

To: Steve Koentop – White Rose Frozen

Westland/Hallmark Meat Company of Chino, CA is conducting a voluntary Class II Recall of over 143,000,000 pounds of beef products because the product may contain foreign material/non-microbial contamination. A Class II recall is one in which there is only a remote probability of adverse health consequences from use of the product.

Windsor Foods has identified through production records that beef material from Westland/Hallmark Meat Company had been used. Upon learning of Westland’s regulatory non-compliance and prior to the announced recall we immediately discontinued the use of Westland beef. While we are confident of the safety of our products, in an abundance of caution and in cooperation with the Food Safety Inspection Service, we are informing you that products listed on subsequent pages of this notice, by specific date code, contain meat that is part of the Westland/Hallmark beef recall.

It is important to note that we purchased beef from Westland/Hallmark Meat Company for a limited number of our production facilities for a very limited number of products. In addition, this purchased beef was used intermittently as we also purchased beef from other approved suppliers. Only certain products on certain production dates are affected by this extension of the Westland/Hallmark Meat Company Class II Recall. Please exercise caution when you review case date codes and sell unit date codes to be sure you are only pulling and destroying those specific codes identified in this letter. This oversight will help minimize disruption of supply to customers as well as help control the liability this event will cause our industry.

We ask that you discontinue the sale of the specific code dates of the items listed on the following page (s) and isolate them for disposal or destruction. Quantities less than 50 cases or individual store units may be destroyed on-site. For quantities destroyed on-site, an appropriate person in your company of authority (manager or director) and one other person are required to witness the destruction using local health department/regulatory approved methods to render the product inedible. Quantities greater than 50 cases may be sent to inedible rendering, incineration or disposal in a lined sanitary landfill. In the case of incineration or disposal in a landfill, this should be done with two witnesses, one of whom must be an official from a local health department or other regulatory authority.

Windsor Foods is requesting a response to acknowledge receipt of this letter by e-mail or fax. Responses can be sent to me by e-mail at michael.cramer@windsorfoods.com or by fax at (951) 774 – 4285. In addition, to satisfy USDA recall requirements as well as for the purpose of credit issuance, we request that you provide us with documentation of product disposal and the quantities disposed within the next 60 days. Again, this can be sent to my attention by e-mail or by fax.

We regret any inconvenience that this may cause you and we will do everything in our power to replace the product as quickly as possible to limit the disruption to your business. We want to assure you that we continue to be confident of the safety and quality of Windsor Foods products.

Sincerely,
Michael M. Cramer, Quality Assurance Director
Windsor Foods

This is to acknowledge receipt of Windsor Foods disposal request as a result of the Westland Meat Company Class II recall. This includes acknowledgement regarding instructions on destruction or disposal of the implicated product.




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Please return this signed letter by fax to (951) 774 – 4285 or by e-mail to michael.cramer@windsorfoods.com.
Listed below are the products that are involved as a result of Westland Meats Company Class II Recall. Please indicate the number of cases, by product and date that have been disposed. If individual sell units (cartons) have been removed from cases, please provide that quantity as well. Upon completion please sign and date the last page of this form with the appropriate witnesses. Return the completed form to Windsor Foods at the following fax number: (951) 774 – 4285 or via e-mail to michael.cramer@windsorfoods.com.

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Product Description
DATE CODE
Quantity Disposed (Cases)
Quantity Disposed (Cartons)
8951111
Jose Ole Mini Beef & Cheese Tacos
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7309




7310




7312




8002




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8007




8008




8015




8016




8023




*The date codes listed can be found on the product master case or the retail sale unit or inner carton. The date codes listed are only the Julian production date from the case or sale unit/ inner carton date code. The Windsor Foods date code format reads as follows: Example: 1217001A
12 Plant Number
1 Line Number
7001 Julian Date (January 1, 2007)
A Production Period

Please contact us for disposition instructions for any product with a Julian date code prior to 7288.











We hereby verify that the amount listed in the “Quantity Disposed” by cases or by cartons columns were disposed of according to the requirements spelled out in the instructions received from Windsor Foods.


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Return the completed form to Windsor Foods at the following fax number: (951) 774 – 4285 or via e-mail to michael.cramer@windsorfoods.com.