Posted by RodInNS on February 17, 2008 at 21:07:58 from (24.224.246.156):
In Reply to: beef recall posted by JayinNY on February 17, 2008 at 16:03:56:
What I saw on the news was regarding the processing of downer cows. That's something that ought to be stopped anyway. Put sufficient roadblocks in the way of shipping downers... (we're not allowed to move a downer here) and most of that problem will be cured. They pay so little for them now that it's not worth the risk fo trying anyway. For what it's worth, processing downer cows has nothing to do with factory farms or large processing plants. Some of the most guilty around here over the years have been small farms shipping them to small plants and plant workers distracting the inspector until the cow is snuck through the kill box. It's a simple matter of trying to extract every cent from every carcass with no regard for who has to eat the damn thing. It's also possible that the cow was only going through to have it's hide removed too....
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