Ohio schools avoid tons of recalled beef

ASSOCIATED PRESS

A school district has dumped recalled beef patties into trash bins, and others have shelved meat for hamburgers and tacos in freezers until the federal government sorts out the nation’s largest-ever meat recall.

Schools around the state received an estimated 60,000 pounds of beef affected by the recall, the Ohio Department of Education spokesman Scott Blake said Wednesday. Suppliers fully cook beef before it gets to schools, Blake said.