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Sunday, February 17, 2008

Idiots. Creutzfelt-Jakob has an incubation time of up to 30 years
Posted by Jill | 5:22 PM
This article about a recall of 143 million pounds of beef from a single California slaughterhouse that forced downed cattle to stand so that they would pass inspection has government officials claiming that despite the fact that about 37 million pounds of the stuff went to school programs and has probably been already eaten, there's no risk because no school kids have shown up with vCJD:

The federal agency said the recall will affect beef products dating to Feb. 1, 2006, that came from Chino-based Westland/Hallmark Meat Co., which supplies meat to the federal school lunch program and to some major fast-food chains.

Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer said his department has evidence that Westland did not routinely contact its veterinarian when cattle became non-ambulatory after passing inspection, violating health regulations.

"Because the cattle did not receive complete and proper inspection, Food Safety and Inspection Service has determined them to be unfit for human food and the company is conducting a recall," Schafer said in a statement.

Federal officials suspended operations at Westland/Hallmark after an undercover video surfaced showing crippled and sick animals being shoved with forklifts.

Two former employees were charged Friday with animal cruelty. No charges have been filed against Westland, but an investigation by federal authorities continues.

Officials estimate that about 37 million pounds of the recalled beef went to school programs, but they believe most of the meat probably has already been eaten. There have been no reported illnesses linked to the beef at any of the schools.

"We don't know how much product is out there right now. We don't think there is a health hazard, but we do have to take this action," said Dr. Dick Raymond, USDA Undersecretary for Food Safety.

Federal regulations call for keeping downed cattle out of the food supply because they may pose a higher risk of contamination from E. coli, salmonella or mad cow disease because they typically wallow in feces and their immune systems are often weak.

About 150 school districts around the nation have stopped using ground beef from Hallmark Meat Packing Co., which is associated with Westland.


I guess this is what "No Child Left Behind" means. It means that when the Bush Administration gets done with its virtual elimination of oversight over the pharmaceutical and food industries, there will be no children left. They'll all be dead from tainted food and drugs.

But at least the embryos wil be saved.

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Anonymous Anonymous said...
It made me sick watching the freak, sub human bastards treating those cows like that. You send those filthy son of a bitches to my house and I guarantee they will leave in worse shape than the cattle.
2/18/08, 8:21 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...
I'm really close to becoming a vegetarian at this point.
2/18/08, 11:02 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...
If you think this is an isolated case, think again. This one just happened to be caught on film. If you're concerned about your health, stop eating these abused creatures.
2/18/08, 5:52 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...
If you think this is an isolated case, think again. This one just happened to be caught on film. If you're concerned about your health (and the animals' well-being), stop eating these abused creatures.
2/18/08, 5:54 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...
A state feed inspector told me several years ago that a USDA lecturer told them that if they didn't think CJV was in the population already, they were morons.

Coupled with the horror of this kind of treatment, makes me gladder to be a vegetarian.
2/19/08, 1:12 AM  
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