Not a Good Time to be HyperPhagic

RECALLing FOOD or TOYS;

OMAHA, Neb. (Aug. 9) - Federal authorities last month assured consumers that a meat plant linked to nearly 50 illnesses caused by tainted ground beef had made enough changes after a recall to ensure that its products were safe. Less than a month later, the same processor has recalled 1.2 million pounds of other beef products that might have sickened more than 30 people. (Associated Press writer Josh Funk contributed to this report. Copyright 2008 The Associated Press.)

The changes made after the first recall of meat processed by Nebraska Beef Ltd. affected only ground beef, Laura Reiser, spokeswoman for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, said Saturday.

Nebraska Beef on Friday recalled 1.2 million pounds of primal cuts, subprimal cuts and boxed beef that were made on June 17, June 24 and July 8.

The products have been linked to illnesses in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia.


Firm Recalls More Beef Over E. Coli Fears
By JOSH FUNK, AP, Retrieved HERE for Announcement

USDA spokeswoman Amanda Eamich said July 10 that federal officials were satisfied that Nebraska Beef had made enough changes to ensure product safety. Eamich said then that the plant would receive additional scrutiny in July, August and September to make sure the changes were made. She refused to discuss the details of the changes Nebraska Beef had made.

The company's July recall covered all beef trimmings and other products intended for use in ground beef that were produced between May 16 and June 26.

Several lawsuits have already been filed against privately held Nebraska Beef as a result of the earlier E. coli outbreak and recall. The company slaughters about 2,000 head of cattle a day and employs about 800 people in Omaha.

Cooking ground beef to an internal temperature of at least 160 degrees should kill E. coli bacteria, if they are present. The USDA recommends that people use a meat thermometer to verify they have cooked meat thoroughly.

The CDC estimates that the E. coli 0157:H7 variant sickens about 73,000 people and kills 61 each year in the United States. Most of those who die have weak immune systems, such as the elderly or very young.

Symptoms of E. coli infection include stomach cramps and diarrhea that may turn bloody within one to three days.

Recall This!!!!

Somebody is defecating where they eat. China is becoming a model for what is called the Wheel in Rugby. The scrum is thrown into a spin by one team when half of one team's cunningly bloody scrum quits pushing and drops backward, and the other half pushes the mass of bodies into a hyperbolic paraboloid. Hooker foots a dribble to the scrum half who is tearing down the weak side of the field like a fly half. Great in seven a sides. Are our distant Nemesis's doing all this intentionally? Throwing global trade into disarray?

Distribution: What do you do with a drunken sailor? You chat him up and steal his money.. that's what. I would rather have the low caste of freight ship captains drop the useless dog food containers into deep sea, than have a recall. Have you ever been in the retail business? You see, customers come in and spend a certain fare per square foot of the total store area. To do that requires a continuous shopping experience. Handling stock items four of five times, is a joke; a sad embittering tale of woe.

If I have to remove bloody killer dog food, that comes in 55 lbs. bags, from 300 lineal feet of heavy duty shelving... then it is a total clauster-frak. Kapish?

China is a group of less than artisans who are contracted to make products for the world consumer, but mostly the US consumer, namely Scruffy in the backyard.

Comparison: A Chinese is able to live off one grain of rice three times a day, and a bowl of Chinese Stew. The average dog food bag stuffer in China has no idea what the hell this 55 lb bag of stuff is used for. They have no idea of the end-use. Alex Foo, packer jogger at Kibble Bits dog food factory says this: "What is this bag for? It feed families in United States?"

My wifey had to go to Wal-Mart yesterday and move what we calculate to be 8000 lbs of tainted dog food. As Merchandiser for vendors trade in the number one retailer in the world, pronounced Wal-Malt in China, she has to do all this by her self, as shoppers steered baskets and some L'il Amigas electric courtesy scooters around her. Land o' goshen, it's a small town so finally a couple of allies started to pitch in as the pallets of recalled product became taller than she is. "It was at one point recall by cascading bags," said Mrs Wife as the day's events were retraced.

So, is there a solution to recall being diminished by educating Chinese in the "end-use" of the product they are mass producing? I am afraid so: bring Chinese here, expose them to non-edible dog breeds; then return to factory and report. The only problem might be that they would want to stay here once they see their children grow into enormous heights, and play on professional teams. I am thinking volleyball, and basketball and of course rugby, they already know the illegal scrummage Wheel maneuver.