Westland-Hallmark Beef recalled

aeroparrot · Post by **aeroparrot** » February 17, 2008 6:32 pm

Beef from this slaughterhouse is being recalled because of the cattle has not been given proper inspection and in some cases the vet wasn't called when the cattle got sick so the FDA is getting a mandatory recall. 143 million pounds of it. This is reported by ABC News tonight.

IrishPirate · Post by **IrishPirate** » February 17, 2008 6:44 pm

Just saw that!

That video was brutal to watch!

tikitatas · Post by **tikitatas** » February 17, 2008 9:09 pm

And people wonder why I am a vegetarian . . .

pbans · Post by **pbans** » February 17, 2008 9:36 pm

tikitatas wrote:And people wonder why I am a vegetarian . . .

You know, my daughter and I were talking about it the other day.....I'm getting closer and closer.....

docandjeanie · Post by **docandjeanie** » February 17, 2008 9:58 pm

Yes, the video was awful. The story says they supply beef to all of the fast food restaurants, so be careful.

Great, we ate at Arby's yesterday

We couldn't get in our local diner, so we choose that because fast and easy.

aeroparrot · Post by **aeroparrot** » February 17, 2008 10:02 pm

docandjeanie wrote:Yes, the video was awful. The story says they supply beef to all of the fast food restaurants, so be careful.

Great, we ate at Arby's yesterday We couldn't get in our local diner, so we choose that because fast and easy.

AND for school lunch programs too.

docandjeanie · Post by **docandjeanie** » February 17, 2008 10:15 pm

aeroparrot wrote:
docandjeanie wrote:Yes, the video was awful. The story says they supply beef to all of the fast food restaurants, so be careful.

Great, we ate at Arby's yesterday We couldn't get in our local diner, so we choose that because fast and easy.
AND for school lunch programs too.

Yes,

forgot that. Sorry

ragtopW · Post by **ragtopW** » February 17, 2008 11:08 pm

speaking as one who worked production food..

after a while, you forget that what you produce is what people eat..
it gets to be the stuff you handle to get the paycheck at the
end of the week..
not at all saying that it's the right attitude.. just that you.. well you
forget after a while..

AND it happens with Fruit,Veggies,Milk,Beer,Meat,Seafood...
you name it.. it happens..

Old Outlaw · Post by **Old Outlaw** » February 18, 2008 2:25 pm

Just another good reason I eat venison that I have dressed & butchered myself. I occasionally eat beef (nothing like a good ribeye) but try to keep it to a minimum. I also grow and freeze most of my own veggies. I know this is not an option for most people but for me it works great.

I also agree that this is not isolated to beef. Corporate farming and mass production of food is something we the consumers do not want to know all the details, or we wouldn't eat any of it. The abuse of livestock and the miss-handling of produce would turn your stomach. Like RagtopW said, it is a widget to food production workers, a product, nothing more, nothing less.

blackjack · Post by **blackjack** » February 18, 2008 2:55 pm

Have you ever seen how they make sauerkraut? I have and let me tell you...I haven't eaten it since.