Beef Recall Extended

I wasn't even aware of a beef recall. Maybe I should switch from msn to yahoo homepage. I am glad you posted this to make people aware of it, especially now when grilling season is at its peak. I have been vegetarian for a few weeks, because meat was making me ill, but a couple of weeks ago I slowly started eating meat again. I just can't say no to a juicy burger and my body seems to be readjusting well. But now I think staying vegetarian may be the safer route to go.

I have never personally had problems with tainted food products, but it has always a concern for me in more than one way. I have a family to protect and, (until 2 years ago), also owned a small cafe where I did most of the cooking and all of the ordering and purchasing. In my opinion, the government has the rules and regulations in place to protect the public as well as personnel to reasonably oversee that manufacturers, processors, vendors, preparers and servers know and adhere to them. There will never be enough watch dogs to guarantee that every rule is followed at all times. Reputable processors and retailers will also do their best to follow proper guidelines because it is in their establishment's best interest to do so. In this day and age it has become a fairly sure thing that tainted food products which cause harm will be traced back to the culprit and irreparable damage to reputations, and financial ruin can follow quickly due to fines, lawsuits and loss of licences. It is also a good thing that most inspections are not by appointment, but on a surprise visit basis. This assures that no special prep is done before inspection and makes it difficult for an establishment to hide infractions. In the end, it has to fall on the employer to see that rules regarding food processing/handling are followed. In my cafe, I made it my business to make sure my employees were aware of those rules and that they followed them. If I observed an infraction, I let them know right away what rule had been broken, why it was in place, that when they broke the rules they put my business and the public health at risk, and that if they continued to forget the rules, I would forget to put them on the schedule. All of this might make me sound like some kind of advocate for the government. Believe me, I'm not that. I think that in many ways, the government is poking around in my life too much. When it comes to the food we eat and feed our families though, let's err on the side of caution. Gone are the days when one could grow all his own food or go down the road to his friend and neighbor the farmer for the freshest possible food. That's a sad fact. The way I see it, the government has to stay on top of the rules and regs from the farm onward. The government AND employers must come down hard on those who don't comply. Finally, we the consumers must be vigilant. Watch the news, read the restaurant health inspections, (these are published in your local newspapers and cite any establishments by name along with the type of infraction), and observe first hand, how his grocer or restaurant of choice is handling his food. smiles, ink

I honestly think the government has too many irons in the fire and they do not know which problem is more important to take care and enforce rules on. It is so scary how fast-paced everything is today. No wander nothing is working right and we have all kinds of diesease flying around. There is no time to take care of things the right way.

Article did not say where the products was sold at, to which states that the products were put in grocery stores. I think that should of been in the article so you would know if there was any meat sent to your area.

I don't think the government is doing enough in a lot of ways. Trying to cut down in the crunch and letting so many people go can only show a problem somewhere along the way. The poor government workers left can only do so much so ofcourse there is going to be problems. This is the outcome of that I am thinking.

Not only have they been distributed nationwide, they were also sold internationally I have read... Best way to handle a recall is to stay away from the infected product until it is safe to buy meat again.

The government cannot make people be responsible in the way they handle food or meat when they process it. I hope that they got pulled from my local stores.