Some huge national chains of grocery stores have recalled some of their ground beef product because of possible E. coli, including Winn-Dixie, Publix, and Kroger.
“… the recalls mainly in the southeastern U.S. and said they stem from problems at the National Beef Packaging Co. of Dodge City, Kan.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Friday that National Beef was recalling more than 60,000 pounds of beef after the Ohio Department of Agriculture found the bacteria during routine testing.
The recalls affect products sold mainly in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, South Carolina and Tennessee, but the meat was sent to several distributors and could have been repackaged for consumers and sold nationwide.”
So is it just us, or is it stupid that the testing results came back AFTER THE MEAT HAD SHIPPED?
Shouldn’t this testing always be done before it goes out? Doesn’t that make sense? Doesn’t that make complete sense if we’re to stop the waaaay too high of a number of recall cases happening?
Doesn’t it makes sense to stop people from getting sick??
Here are more specific deets:
At Kroger, the nation’s largest traditional grocery store chain, the recalled products include ground chuck, ground beef patties, and meatballs and meat loaf made in the stores. Packages have “sell by” dates of July 29 through Aug. 12. At Publix, the products include meatballs, meat loaf, ground chuck patties, stuffed peppers, seasoned salisbury steak and others with “sell by” dates of July 25 through Aug. 12. Winn-Dixie products include ground chuck and patties with “sell-by” label dates from July 31 to Aug. 12.
Gross. Step up your game, meat packagers. It’s the most important part of your job.
Be careful, everyone!
[Image via AP Images.]
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