Hot Pockets Included in Massive Meat Recall (diseased and unsound beef)

[cali]

Nestle USA is recalling 238,000 cases of its Hot Pockets pastries because they may contain meat included in a massive recall of nearly 9 million pounds of “diseased and unsound” beef products.

Three different sizes of Philly Steak and Cheese Hot Pockets and Hot Pockets Croissant Crust Philly Steak and Cheese products in the two-pack box are part of the voluntary recall issued Friday but announced on Tuesday.

Officials with the Nestle Prepared Foods Division said that the firm used meat produced by Rancho Feeding Corp. in 2013. Last week, the Petaluma, Calif., plant recalled 8.7 million pounds of beef parts, including whole carcasses and heads, feet, livers and so-called “mountain oysters,” among other items.

U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service officials said the meat was recalled because the firm processed “diseased and unsound animals” without benefit of full inspection. The plant voluntarily closed last week and FSIS officials are conducting an intensive investigation of its processes and products.

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http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/hot-pockets-included-massive-meat-recall-n33241

[onehandle]

1. Pretty sure diseased and unsound beef is the core selling point of Hot Pockets.

[TwilightGardener]

11. Love Jim Gaffigan--I thought of this as soon as I saw the headline.

[NuclearDem]

21. Siiiiiiiiiick Pocket.

[Pretzel_Warrior]

2. and....cue the video

[onehandle]

4. Jinx. I own you a coke. nt

[Pretzel_Warrior]

5. yes......that is two minds thinking on same wavelength

of course, after seeing Jim Gaffigan's routine, that is the ONLY think of when I hear something about Hot Pockets. I literally laugh when I pass them in the frozen food aisle.

[fadedrose]

7. Over 10 years ago when they first came out...

they weren't bad.

Now profits are more important, and better products cost more, and CEO's are in competition to see who is the richest I think.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

12. Nahh, they were always pretty bad.

As a single guy years ago I wound up eating them a lot but Gaffigan's line about (recalling from memory now) nobody ever saying 'I'm glad I ate that Hotpocket' was true from the beginning.

[Pretzel_Warrior]

13. so was the "boiling lava hot". yeesh. done that with a few microwaveable products.

[fadedrose]

14. When they first came out with TV dinners

and we were all wrapped up in tv, the dinners weren't that bad. They are horrible now in comparison to what they were.

[Pretzel_Warrior]

15. yes. but even back in the 70's they were horrible compared to "real food"

but significantly better than today's barely-food they stick in a Banuet minimeal.

[fadedrose]

17. Stouffer's sells so much

And I can't eat more than one bite...

Who can eat that stuff, and it's not cheap either!

The boxes are so beautiful.....

[2naSalit]

9. Funny thing is

the vid is worth watching twice!!

[Pretzel_Warrior]

16. yes it is. hopefully we've sent a few DU'ers into a Jim Gaffigan YouTube rathole

he's got hilarious takes on a lot of stuff and keeps it clean.

[2naSalit]

19. He does!

I hope you're right. I might find myself in that Gaffigan utoob rathole at some point myself! It's been a while since I had a chance to watch any of his stuff, I do like his style.

Thanks to both of you for posting that!

2na

[Duer 157099]

3. This is very troubling

Meat that has been distributed for the past YEAR is being "recalled." Uh... ok...

Sounds like someone is worried about Mad Cow. I have almost no doubt I've eaten some of that beef.

[fadedrose]

6. Meat doesn't taste the same anymore

I buy Angus beef, and it was so good until several months ago. If it's not Angus, even if it's 99% lean, it is tasteless, and even Angus isn't hitting the mark anymore. And the lousy ground meat isn't cheap, either. Cheapest is well over $3 a pound and cooked, you get about half or less. Lean Angus is over $5.00.

No wonder McDonald's radiates all its meat and uses a seasoning that makes every burger taste the same...at least that's what I heard.

Last week I picked up some Hot Pockets for my son's home as a quick pickmeup after hockey or on his day off. I usually buy the Pepperoni Pizza...today they didn't have any when I went to the store...so glad I didn't buy ANY kind after reading this. He's going to have to switch to grilled cheese... Even eggs don't taste the same unless you get the more expensive free range brands.

Hot Pockets are so handy for young people..I don't care for them at all.

Thank you for posting

[Vinnie From Indy]

10. Unless I am in a restaurant...

I get all my beef from a boyhood buddy who is now an organic farmer/rancher. He and his partner in the venture are fanatics about natural farming. The beef is grass fed Angus and it is delicious. I brought some of their ground beef to a group cookout and the difference in color and texture was amazing when put next to store bought meat. The others at the cookout all noticed as well. Even uncooked the all natural grass fed beef had a different smell than the store bought.

[TwilightGardener]

8. Yup. We ate the Philly Steak Hot Pockets just a couple weeks ago--bought

the big box! Got teenage boys, it's what they live on. That totally sucks.

[clandestiny]

18. I had two bites of hot pocket when they first hit the shelves. I pondered if they might be part of a

government experiment to see what kind of gross stuff you could get people to eat with the right name & commercial.

[TheMathieu]

20. I thought "Diseased and Unsound" was their working project name for new flavors. nt

[Rex]

22. ...

[Warren DeMontague]

23. Bad meat in hot pockets

...nope, I'm not going there.

[rhett o rick]

24. "Bad meat??" What is good meat? I wouldnt eat any meat in "prepared" food. If you

do, you get what you deserve.

[quinnox]

25. Well, damn. I had the philly steak hot pockets a couple weeks ago

I see I am not the only one who had them recently. I didn't notice anything wrong with the taste at the time. I do believe Hot Pockets has some explaining to do.

[El_Johns]

26. I had a hot pocket once. The meat tasted bad.

[cvoogt]

27. I'm surprised

that there is actually real beef at all in those things.