Cargill Recalls Ground Turkey Products Due to Possible Salmonella Contamination

[sfpcjock]

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/News_&_Events/Recall_071_2011_Release/index.aspArkansas Firm Recalls Ground Turkey Products Due to Possible Salmonella Contamination>
Recall Release CLASS I RECALL
FSIS-RC-071-2011 HEALTH RISK: HIGH

Congressional and Public Affairs
[phone]
Adam Tarr

WASHINGTON, September 11, 2011 - Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation, a Springdale, Ark. establishment, is recalling approximately 185,000 pounds of ground turkey products that may be contaminated with a strain of Salmonella Heidelberg, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

The products subject to recall include:

[MineralMan]

1. Link, please!

Since you cut off your post at the point where the products recalled are listed, we need a link to this.

Note that this press release can be quoted in full.

Never mind. I posted the link below in the next message. However, in the future, please include links to such information.

[MineralMan]

2. Here's the link to the Cargill release:

http://www.cargill.com/turkey-recall/

You can find the list of products recalled there. This is the official announcement from Cargill. They list a few of the products, but have a link to a complete list.

Here's the link to a pdf file of the complete list of products:

http://www.cargill.com/wcm/groups/public/@ccom/documents/document/0910-turkey-recall-products.pdf

[CarmanK]

3. Now was this recall instigated by the FSIS or voluntary??

This is the second recall for turkey products, the earlier one was for 43 million pounds and took two or three months to announce. By that time of course, most of the meat was consumed or disposed of. People were sickened, some died. But, it took the federal agency a long time to announce the recall. I am interested in knowing if the fed is finally doing its job again. the BUSHIES spent so much time permeating the agencies with political hacks and unqualified individuals that it corrupted the whole system which was of course its intent. Render the fed impotent and INDUSTRY corporate types can get away with anything, include going to jail for bribery, malfeasance and dereliction of duties. It really pisses me off sometime, realizing that these fools are taking their good paying govt salaries and sitting on their behinds and doing nothing for the money.

[MineralMan]

4. The release at the link says it was voluntary, but based on

USDA tests that showed the contamination. They've shut down the Arkansas plant that was the source of this contaminated turkey.

[RebelOne]

5. I fed the Honeysuckle White turkey

to my dogs from that recalled batch that I bought from Kroger. Apparently, it was OK because my dogs did not get sick.

[Ian David]

6. USDA = United SOCIALIST Drug Administration!

:sarcasm:

[Creideiki]

8. Just because something has salmonella doesn't mean you'll get it

Cook thoroughly, wash hands after handling raw stuff. Handle all raw stuff carefully. Ate a bunch of the "contaminated", but unaffected because of standard food safety measures--still sucks for people not being 100% alert 100% of the time. We're living in The Jungle 2.0.

It's much worse when it is in veggies and nuts because a lot of people are used to eating those raw.

[WinkyDink]

10. You eat it first. Are you thinking of E. coli?

[Creideiki]

11. All meat cooked thoroughly.

Veggies are far riskier and we're living in The Jungle 2.0 because Republicans hate any regulation and Democrats keep ceding them the high ground in hopes of getting Republican votes that they're never, ever going to get.

[BeFree]

7. I quit eating ground turkey

There is no telling what's in it.

[sfpcjock]

9. Here's the link I had

I thought it was in the post

USDA: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/News_&_Events/Recall_071_2011_Release/index.asp


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