Listeria fear prompts 372K-pound hot dog, corn dog recall

[HuckleB]

Source: Washington Post

More than 372,000 pounds of hot dogs and corn dogs made earlier this month are being recalled over concerns of listeria contamination.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says Altus, Oklahoma-based Bar-S Foods is recalling five chicken and pork products that could potentially be contaminated with listeria. The USDA says Bar-S hasn’t received test results, but is recalling the items due to recurring listeria issues at the company.

The recalled items include Bar-S bun-length and classic franks made with chicken and pork, Bar-S classic corn dogs and Signature Pick 5 corn dogs. They were made between July 10 and 13.

Listeria primarily affects older adults, pregnant women newborns and adults with weakened immune systems.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/listeria-fear-prompts-372k-pound-hot-dog-corn-dog-recall/2016/07/20/f14a2094-4e97-11e6-bf27-405106836f96_story.html

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FYI.

[JHB]

1. Had to read the subject line twice...

Was thinking, "That's a BIG damn hot dog!"

[uawchild]

2. lol same here n/t

[HuckleB]

3. That is a bad headline!

Had to follow the LBN rules, however.

[George II]

6. Just posted something similar below. Headline writers seem to be getting lazier and lazier...

...(not talking about the OP, who has to use the newspaper headline)

[snooper2]

8. easily breaks the record of 71lbs LOL

[Saviolo]

9. Oh god...

I think I just threw up in my mouth a little.

[Odin2005]

15. I did, too!

[jtuck004]

4. To win, all you have to eat is one. n/t

[George II]

5. Another "media" headline writer who didn't proof read his/her work. 372 thousand pound hot dog?

That's one humongous hot dog!!!!

[Saviolo]

7. Terrifying.

When so much of our food is provided by an increasingly small and centralized group of companies, instead of many smaller independent food producers, this is the result.

http://www.globalresearch.ca/big-corporations-have-an-overwhelming-amount-of-power-over-our-food-supply/5391615

The U.S. agricultural sector suffers from abnormally high levels of concentration. Most economic sectors have concentration ratios around 40%, meaning that the top four firms in the industry control 40% of the market. If the concentration ratio is above 40%, experts believe competition can be threatened and market abuses are more likely to occur: the higher the number, the bigger the threat.

The concentration ratios in the agricultural sector are shocking.

-Four companies own 83.5% of the beef market.
-The top four firms own 66% of the hog industry.
-The top four firms control 58.5% of the broiler chicken industry.

It's possibly the best example of how control of a basic need in the hands of few giant corporations can be a bad or dangerous thing. The linked article talks mostly about the economic troubles that it causes, but this recall is another problem that we face. If a single giant centralized processing plant has a listeria outbreak, or an e-coli contamination, or staph or salmonella, it's not just an economic problem; people die.

My husband runs a restaurant, and his whole philosophy is locally sourced, prepared in-house, and sustainable. No orders of boil-in-bag meats from Sysco, no hollandaise made from a powder, no imported-from-China produce.

A bit on his philosophy: https://t.co/Bo5as4euXs

[yellowcanine]

10. That's a big hot dog. It's Huuge!

[niyad]

11. "RECURRING listeria issues"--well, that certainly makes us feel all warm and fuzzy!

oh, yeah, the pukes have cut out so many food inspectors.

new puke health care plan--poison us all.

[Igel]

12. More like feverish and pukey. n/t

[dembotoz]

13. with bar s brand listeria might be an improvement

not my first choice


or second


or third

[HuckleB]

14. It's a hot dog. So meh is the point.

Well, there really isn't a point. I'm not sure why hot dogs are even made.