More Beef Recalls – Whats Up With Food In America?
PENNSYLVANIA FIRM RECALLS GROUND BEEF PRODUCTS DUE TO POSSIBLE
E. COLI O157:H7 CONTAMINATION
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3, 2007 – Cargill Meat Solutions Corp., a Wyalusing, Pa., firm, is voluntarily recalling approximately 1,084,384 million pounds of ground beef products because they may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.
Check the FISIS site for updates:
USDA RECALL CLASSIFICATIONS
- Class I This is a health hazard situation where there is a reasonable probability that the useof the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death.
- Class II This is a health hazard situation where there is a remote probability of adverse healthconsequences from the use of the product.
- Class III This is a situation where the use of the product will not cause adverse
The toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline (1-888-674-6854) is available in English and Spanish and can be reached from l0 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern Time) Monday through Friday. Recorded food safety messages are available 24 hours a day.
This is a disgusting situation for the health and nutrition of this country. There are so many “Open Federal Cases” aimed at poor inspections and poor manufacturing processes. Cost cutting is not an option anymore. As with China, the US has fallen behind in accountability. More and more, the cost cutting feature of corporations is a hazard to our health. This should be a Homeland Security issue! The cost cutting moves up the ladder to the White House. BushCo has cut funding to agencies who provide inspectors for food manufacturing. So few inspectors, so much food to inspect. The food the US ships overseas to feed our troops is also at risk! Bush buddies have all the food contracts. As we have seen, these contractors fall way short of accountability. The wasted $millions have disappeared into contractors pockets instead of quality product and service. The US is becoming a third world country by allowing our food, water and air to take a back seat to personal profit. The health of the US population used to be something to be proud of … now, health is a political hot potato that no one has the balls to fix. Why do we allow our politicians to play games with our health?
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November 4th, 2007 at 1:39 am
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November 4th, 2007 at 6:26 am
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