Another major beef recall

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Harry Hope

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From Bloomberg, 10/7/07:
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aq7_faUI_Vzs&refer=us

Cargill Recalls 844,812 Pounds of Beef, Citing E. Coli Bacteria

By Demian McLean

(Bloomberg) --

Cargill Inc., the largest U.S. agricultural company, recalled 844,812
pounds of ground beef patties over E. coli fears, days after a similar
move felled the nation's biggest maker of frozen hamburgers.

Closely held Cargill sold the frozen patties that might contain the
bacteria nationwide, the company said yesterday.

The meat was produced by Cargill Meat Solutions in Butler, Wisconsin,
from Aug. 9 through Aug. 17 and sold mostly to restaurants.

Three cases of illness surfaced in Minnesota, alerting Wayzata,
Minnesota-based Cargill and state health officials, the USDA said.

E. coli causes severe diarrhea and dehydration and can be deadly in
the elderly, infants and people with weak immune systems.

Last weekend, Topps Meat Co. recalled 21.7 million pounds of ground
beef, the nation's second-largest beef recall ever, because of E.
coli.

At least 30 people were sickened in eight states.

The private company closed its doors Oct. 5 after almost seven decades
in business.

________________________________________________

Anyone out there checkin' up on the profit-at-any-cost folks?

Harry
 
Man oh man I cant imagine how much stock the Clintons have in the meat
industry.





"Harry Hope" <rivrvu@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
news:eek:sfig355jhlcaqa3opvdessin6vg5jq360@4ax.com...
>
> From Bloomberg, 10/7/07:
> http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aq7_faUI_Vzs&refer=us
>
> Cargill Recalls 844,812 Pounds of Beef, Citing E. Coli Bacteria
>
> By Demian McLean
>
> (Bloomberg) --
>
> Cargill Inc., the largest U.S. agricultural company, recalled 844,812
> pounds of ground beef patties over E. coli fears, days after a similar
> move felled the nation's biggest maker of frozen hamburgers.
>
> Closely held Cargill sold the frozen patties that might contain the
> bacteria nationwide, the company said yesterday.
>
> The meat was produced by Cargill Meat Solutions in Butler, Wisconsin,
> from Aug. 9 through Aug. 17 and sold mostly to restaurants.
>
> Three cases of illness surfaced in Minnesota, alerting Wayzata,
> Minnesota-based Cargill and state health officials, the USDA said.
>
> E. coli causes severe diarrhea and dehydration and can be deadly in
> the elderly, infants and people with weak immune systems.
>
> Last weekend, Topps Meat Co. recalled 21.7 million pounds of ground
> beef, the nation's second-largest beef recall ever, because of E.
> coli.
>
> At least 30 people were sickened in eight states.
>
> The private company closed its doors Oct. 5 after almost seven decades
> in business.
>
> ________________________________________________
>
> Anyone out there checkin' up on the profit-at-any-cost folks?
>
> Harry
 
On Sun, 07 Oct 2007 16:23:10 -0400, Harry Hope <rivrvu@ix.netcom.com>
wrote:

>
>From Bloomberg, 10/7/07:
>http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aq7_faUI_Vzs&refer=us
>
>Cargill Recalls 844,812 Pounds of Beef, Citing E. Coli Bacteria
>
>By Demian McLean
>
>(Bloomberg) --
>
>Cargill Inc., the largest U.S. agricultural company, recalled 844,812
>pounds of ground beef patties over E. coli fears, days after a similar
>move felled the nation's biggest maker of frozen hamburgers.
>
>Closely held Cargill sold the frozen patties that might contain the
>bacteria nationwide, the company said yesterday.
>
>The meat was produced by Cargill Meat Solutions in Butler, Wisconsin,
>from Aug. 9 through Aug. 17 and sold mostly to restaurants.
>
>Three cases of illness surfaced in Minnesota, alerting Wayzata,
>Minnesota-based Cargill and state health officials, the USDA said.
>
>E. coli causes severe diarrhea and dehydration and can be deadly in
>the elderly, infants and people with weak immune systems.
>
>Last weekend, Topps Meat Co. recalled 21.7 million pounds of ground
>beef, the nation's second-largest beef recall ever, because of E.
>coli.
>
>At least 30 people were sickened in eight states.
>
>The private company closed its doors Oct. 5 after almost seven decades
>in business.
>
>________________________________________________
>
>Anyone out there checkin' up on the profit-at-any-cost folks?


Well, the theory is "So long as we don't get CAUGHT ...".

70 years eh ? I guess that makes it the typical story
of American business empires. The first generation builds
the empire, the second generation more-or-less manages to
maintain the status-quo - and the third generation, of
spoiled little Biffs and Buffys, pisses it all away.

Google "Vanderbilt" sometime ...

Now getting down to the real nitty-gritty, our food
situation is rapidly becoming unmanagable. The burger
on your bun is probably composed of meat from a dozen
different sources, from Texas to Canada to Mexico and
Brazil. Quality standards vary, inspection quality
varies, handling varies - and since it all gets
mish-mashed into one big vat it's almost impossible
to assign accoutability for contamination.

Add to this the practice of employing many undocumented
3rd-worlders ... with similarly undocumented 3rd-world
diseases ... because they're cheap and disposable. Don't
forget the very THIN U.S. inspection program and the
bribes to encourage them to overlook "minor problems"
and the stage is set for spreading illnesses across
the entire nation before anyone is even sure what's
happening.

Sure, "instant" tests for nasty bacterial strains DO exist.
They react to specific toxins, cell antigens or DNA. They
aren't even all that expensive nowdays. Alas, they don't
seem to be USED very much, and when they are used the
sampling is too sparse to detect a single bad batch
before it ships. WHY aren't such tests heavily used by
both industry and inspectors ? Likely to interfere with
commerce and thus profits, of course. Better to have
plentiful, cheap, food that sickens a few than more
expensive food that's 100% safe - but beyond the means
of poorer consumers.

Solutions ? There are several.

The food industry seems keen on irradiation - which WILL
slaughter the nasty little germs - but knows the public
is afraid of the word "radiation". Adds a little cost
as well. Maybe they should start using a different
term, "electronically sanatized" for example. Any
vitamins removed by irradiation can easily be replaced
at the factory.

The Fed CAN add some more inspectors and CAN mandate
more intensive inspections by industry. It WILL cut
into profits and it WILL make the food more expensive.
How much is unclear.

It is also possible to 'tag' foods with exotic amino
acids at the original distribution points. A little
puff of a mix of, say, five R-Amino acids in varying
concentrations on a batch of corn, spinach or beef
will produce a specific chemical "fingerprint" that's
easy to identify. The point source for contaminated
produce, for example, could be quickly narrowed down
to just a few farms.

(Earthly life utilizes L-Amino acids and L-surgars, not
R-Amino or R-sugars. Those variants of these common acids
and sugars don't "fit" our metabolic pathways and are
biologically inert. R-sugars have been investigated as
replacements for fattening L-sugars ... but since they
are not absorbed or metabolized large amounts tend to
give you the runs much like those "fake fats" in tater-
chips are wont to do)

The food industry is against "tagging" since it opens
the door to certain kinds of lawsuits - in short, it
increases accountability. It could also be used by
consumers to detect non-US-grown foods - which would
hurt certain middlemen who've profited handsomly
from NAFTA.

Consumers can help themselves too. Just a couple of
weeks ago I posted a news story on the revival of
the "farmers markets" and the so-called "100-mile
rule". The theory is that you don't eat foods that
come from over 100 miles away. This means you're
getting very fresh, American-grown and handled
yummies from your friendly local farmers (who
also eat what they've grown). The result is that
there are fewer food choices, but what foods you
do get at any time of year are better foods.

Clearly, especially in northern climes, consumers
will need to make certain exceptions to the "100-
mile rule" because little produce can be grown in
the winter months outside hothouses. Still, stick
to bona-fide California or Florida oranges, veggies
from the nearest reputable warm place ... you ought
to be OK AND you're doing your bit to revive the
American small farm.

Unfortunately, the measures required to actually
make the food supply safer will cut into the
profits of people who finance the election of
many politicians. It will be very difficult to
induce these politicians to betray their patrons,
but it CAN be done. So far though, there hasn't
been enough of a concentrated effort. It will
take a LARGE outbreak before that happens.
 
Harry Hope wrote:

>
> Anyone out there checkin' up on the profit-at-any-cost folks?
>



In the middle of the Reign-of-the-Smirking-Chimp? You are
kidding..... right?
 
You're playing the Clinton Card here?

Are you a total moron????


"Harry Dope" <DumbassliberalShill@aol.com> wrote in message
news:47094dbc$0$15333$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
> Man oh man I cant imagine how much stock the Clintons have in the meat
> industry.
>
>
>
>
>
> "Harry Hope" <rivrvu@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
> news:eek:sfig355jhlcaqa3opvdessin6vg5jq360@4ax.com...
> >
> > From Bloomberg, 10/7/07:
> >
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aq7_faUI_Vzs&refer=us
> >
> > Cargill Recalls 844,812 Pounds of Beef, Citing E. Coli Bacteria
> >
> > By Demian McLean
> >
> > (Bloomberg) --
> >
> > Cargill Inc., the largest U.S. agricultural company, recalled 844,812
> > pounds of ground beef patties over E. coli fears, days after a similar
> > move felled the nation's biggest maker of frozen hamburgers.
> >
> > Closely held Cargill sold the frozen patties that might contain the
> > bacteria nationwide, the company said yesterday.
> >
> > The meat was produced by Cargill Meat Solutions in Butler, Wisconsin,
> > from Aug. 9 through Aug. 17 and sold mostly to restaurants.
> >
> > Three cases of illness surfaced in Minnesota, alerting Wayzata,
> > Minnesota-based Cargill and state health officials, the USDA said.
> >
> > E. coli causes severe diarrhea and dehydration and can be deadly in
> > the elderly, infants and people with weak immune systems.
> >
> > Last weekend, Topps Meat Co. recalled 21.7 million pounds of ground
> > beef, the nation's second-largest beef recall ever, because of E.
> > coli.
> >
> > At least 30 people were sickened in eight states.
> >
> > The private company closed its doors Oct. 5 after almost seven decades
> > in business.
> >
> > ________________________________________________
> >
> > Anyone out there checkin' up on the profit-at-any-cost folks?
> >
> > Harry
>
>
 
robw wrote:
> You're playing the Clinton Card here?
>
> Are you a total moron????

It is all they have left.
>
>
> "Harry Dope" <DumbassliberalShill@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:47094dbc$0$15333$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
>> Man oh man I cant imagine how much stock the Clintons have in the meat
>> industry.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "Harry Hope" <rivrvu@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
>> news:eek:sfig355jhlcaqa3opvdessin6vg5jq360@4ax.com...
>>> From Bloomberg, 10/7/07:
>>>
> http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aq7_faUI_Vzs&refer=us
>>> Cargill Recalls 844,812 Pounds of Beef, Citing E. Coli Bacteria
>>>
>>> By Demian McLean
>>>
>>> (Bloomberg) --
>>>
>>> Cargill Inc., the largest U.S. agricultural company, recalled 844,812
>>> pounds of ground beef patties over E. coli fears, days after a similar
>>> move felled the nation's biggest maker of frozen hamburgers.
>>>
>>> Closely held Cargill sold the frozen patties that might contain the
>>> bacteria nationwide, the company said yesterday.
>>>
>>> The meat was produced by Cargill Meat Solutions in Butler, Wisconsin,
>>> from Aug. 9 through Aug. 17 and sold mostly to restaurants.
>>>
>>> Three cases of illness surfaced in Minnesota, alerting Wayzata,
>>> Minnesota-based Cargill and state health officials, the USDA said.
>>>
>>> E. coli causes severe diarrhea and dehydration and can be deadly in
>>> the elderly, infants and people with weak immune systems.
>>>
>>> Last weekend, Topps Meat Co. recalled 21.7 million pounds of ground
>>> beef, the nation's second-largest beef recall ever, because of E.
>>> coli.
>>>
>>> At least 30 people were sickened in eight states.
>>>
>>> The private company closed its doors Oct. 5 after almost seven decades
>>> in business.
>>>
>>> ________________________________________________
>>>
>>> Anyone out there checkin' up on the profit-at-any-cost folks?
>>>
>>> Harry
>>
>
>
 

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