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Blood puddles, mold, tainted meat, bugs: Boar’s Head inspections are horrifying

On July 17, the inspector found “green algal growth” in a puddle of standing water in a raw holding cooler. And on July 27, an inspector noted clear liquid leaking out from a square patch on the ceiling. Behind the patch, there were two other patches that were also leaking. An employee came and wiped the liquid away with a sponge, but it returned within 10 seconds. The employee wiped it again, and the liquid again returned within 10 seconds. Meanwhile, a ceiling fan mounted close by was blowing the leaking liquid onto uncovered hams in a hallway outside the room.

A picture of hell.

SolarMonkey ,

Y’all would be fucking horrified by the state of food manufacturing if you knew.

I used to work at a food processing and distribution company, in the document processing department… we weren’t strictly supposed to read the audits, especially the internal ones, but we did, to make sure they were complete and compliant, which was our job. Also our job was intensely boring and we needed something to gossip about.

The number of our distributors (first level manufacturing) who got C or D grades on their inspections… fucking gross. I reported a few of them, but the company did not care.

Before that I worked at a chicken hatchery. The cultures I cultured -doing an audit just like those I read later in life- were sooooo gross and problematic. But I was instructed to cover it up because, and this is important context, it was all self report after the initial inspection. I was doing this at 16, and was likely significantly more thorough than any veteran employee would have been. (Absolutely not why I was chosen; they chose me due to incredibly mild nepotism, as my manager was my step-dad, and he knew science stuff was up my alley… plus I was a filler worker, being under 18.)

I really hope things have improved, but somehow I doubt that the past 20 years has made a positive impact from my audit experience. (The document processing was less than 10 years ago, supporting my belief nothing has changed for the better.)

Kiernian ,

I wonder how much of the state of the place upon that inspection was DUE to:

The plant has been shut down since late July

Like, did they say “we’re shutting down” and everyone just fucked off and left the place in a state?

Or was it just that bad ALL the time?

snausagesinablanket ,
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Its so much easier and safe to make your own lunch meats that I don’t get the appeal of Deli meats. My Roast Beef has 3 ingredients. The meat itself along with salt and pepper and I only buy it when under $5 a pound. Recipe is stupid easy. 375°F 20 minutes a pound. Bake uncovered. Once out of the oven, cover it for 20 minutes, then let it cool off before putting it in the fridge overnight where it will tighten back up. Turkey breast is self explained because the only ingredient is turkey breast that you bake yourself. Skip all the bologna, salami, pepperoni, olive loaf, etc. and anything with nitrates. all of your own deli meat can be cooked, then froze again to use later when meat isn’t on sale.

would_be_appreciated ,

Most things are pretty easy. One problem is having the time to do literally everything yourself. The other is deciding whether that time spent doing optional tasks is worth the time not spent doing more meaningful activities.

dylanmorgan ,

Also, there’s a not-insignificant number of people who have a fridge (at least a tiny one) but no oven.

Wrench ,

And wanting to eat the same thing for a week+ because making it in quantities that’s worth the time means that’s taking a lot of fridge / freezer space

acosmichippo ,
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Turkey breast is self explained because the only ingredient is turkey breast that you bake yourself.

eh you’ve gotta at least dry brine it.

Kolanaki ,
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Man am I glad they don’t sell this brand around here.

SGGeorwell ,

Upton Sinclair’s “The Jungle” comes to mind.

cybervseas ,

It’s worth a read for more than just that.

Our guy wrote a book about the working class and immigrants being taken advantage of, and how they need to stand up for worker’s rights and unions. And the American public focused on their food being gross.

hakase ,

As Upton himself said: “I aimed for America’s heart, but I hit it in its stomach.”

aniki ,

Friendly reminder that meat is a choice and its a shit one.

SteveFromMySpace ,

You can live your life the way you want thanks

Monstrosity ,

That’s nice to say, but actually your meat consumption is fucking everyone up, even people who choose to live their lives the way they like and not fuck the Planet up because they lack the willpower to resist that tasty tasty carcass at literally every meal.

cm0002 ,

Ah yea, forgot fruit and veggies are immune to recalls and health & safety violations

Oh woops how did this link get here

BigLgame ,

Not an option for everybody …wikipedia.org/…/Hereditary_fructose_intolerance.

I cant eat any fruit or many vegetables. I used to be vegetarian before I figured this out.

archonet ,

Friendly reminder that nobody asked you for your opinion on others choices, and it’s a shit one.

FlyingSquid ,
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https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/7de9b6c0-8728-4d2e-8f24-8e5bc0dc6846.png

ummthatguy ,
@ummthatguy@lemmy.world avatar

The Jungle 2: Salmonella Boogaloo

cybervseas ,

A picture of hell but a libertarian heaven.

Samvega ,

When people live, it’s expensive; when they die, it’s cheap.

empireOfLove2 , (edited )
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Every single major retailer with a deli section near me has switched to boar’s head within the last 2-3 years… guess they undercut everyone else on bids and got good contracts by violating health and safety laws, the American capitalist way!

newthrowaway20 ,

And yet boar’s head is consistently more expensive than anything else.

pearsaltchocolatebar ,

Stores love the markup

empireOfLove2 ,
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Nobody said the cost savings was gonna get passed to the consumer. What are ya, a commie?

derf82 ,

In Nov 2020, the person that ran things for years died, and control passed to other family members that immediately sued each other.

I’m any case, seems greed likely started to drive everything, they pushed expansion over safety, and wound up killing people.

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