Tainted Beef

Beef Recall

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/23220547#23213986
from JoeUser Forums

Slaughter house sold beef from cows that were not healthy and unfit for human consumption.  Recently there were recalls for 143 Million pounds of beef!  This is beef dating back from February 1, 2006!  A lot of people buy extra beef and freeze it, just like the do any other meat.  So, some folks might still have these beef in their homes.

 

It is said that a lot of school lunch rooms had these beef and that’s why I’ve told my kids not to eat any hamburger meat for a while at school!  I still use ground meat but Turkey ground meat graces my table these days!

 

The ground beef is from the Westend Hallmark Meat Packing Company. 

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Reply #1 from JoeUser Forums Top
Tainted beef is the best kind of beef.
Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

Tainted beef is the best kind of beef.
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Like a sweet marinade. ;)

~Zoo

Elemental: Reforged
Reply #3 from JoeUser Forums Top
That beef went to school lunch programs and to fast food joints and had for 2 years without any reports of illness. Whether those cattle were actually unfit for consumption is debatable. They got into trouble and spawned the recal because they violated federal policies and procedures. There was probably nothing actually wrong with the meat itself.

The thing I can't figure out is why this beef was shipped all the way to schools in Florida. That's crazy as Florida is the 11th largest beef producing state in the country. It would be a lot cheaper for them to buy beef from here and save the shipping costs than to buy it from California.
Reply #4 from JoeUser Forums Top
The incubation period for vCJD (Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob
Disease) is long, long, long.  If the recalled beef infects anyone with the abnormal prion proteins, it may be greater than 30-40 years before symptoms arise.
From the CDC: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/vcjd/index.htm
There is now strong
scientific evidence that the agent responsible for the outbreak of prion disease in
cows, BSE, is the same agent responsible for the outbreak of vCJD in humans. Both
disorders are invariably fatal brain diseases with unusually long incubation
periods measured in years, and are caused by an unconventional transmissible agent.
From a CDC article about the incubation period of vCJD, CJD and Kuru: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/45851.php
Kuru incubation period is at least 34-41 years. It could be longer as
some of the patients were born much earlier than the 1950s.
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That's true enough, but as of now there is no evidence that any of this meat was so infected and people shouldn't be panicking and jumping to conclusions.
Reply #5 from JoeUser Forums Top
Well, we should definitely revisit this in 35 or so years.
Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top

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it may be greater than 30-40 years before symptoms arise
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Get out of here!  That is not good!

 

It will be interesting to see what comes of the"beef scare" in 30-40 years.
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[quote]Well, we should definitely revisit this in 35 or so years.

Who wants to be the one to remember to check on this?  ;P

 

Tainted beef is the best kind of beef.
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Like a sweet marinade.
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No way!

Whether those cattle were actually unfit for consumption is debatable. They got into trouble and spawned the recal because they violated federal policies and procedures. There was probably nothing actually wrong with the meat itself.
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But the report said there was proof, that's how they were found out because of a random check.  Otherwise, they wouldn't have been.

 

The thing I can't figure out is why this beef was shipped all the way to schools in Florida. That's crazy as Florida is the 11th largest beef producing state in the country. It would be a lot cheaper for them to buy beef from here and save the shipping costs than to buy it from California.
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That is crazy!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reply #7 from Stardock Forums Top

I always heard if you "taint your beef" you'll go blind. ;)

~Zoo

Reply #8 from JoeUser Forums Top
But the report said there was proof, that's how they were found out because of a random check. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been.
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Ummmm, no. The whole story came about because of an undercover hidden camera video shot by an animal rights group.

I listened to an interview with the vet who is responsible for checking all of the animals prior to their being slaughtered and he stated that the animals shown in the video had suffered injuries (broken legs, etc) after they had been certified safe for consumption. Where the company screwed up was by not calling in the vets after the animals were injured and before they were slaughtered. This is a serious violation of the procedures but hardly the major threat to public health that the sensationalist press is trying to make it out to be.

Oh, and as far as the possible 30-40 years for the disease, while that's true it isn't set in concrete and a good many people develop symptoms within weeks or months. As it's been two years without any issues it's pretty safe to assume that it's not going to be an issue.

While the recall is warranted due to the violations, the fear and worry is not.

Reply #9 from Stardock Forums Top

Ummmm, no. The whole story came about because of an undercover hidden camera video shot by an animal rights group.
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Oh. Thx for the clarification!

Reply #10 from JoeUser Forums Top
The incubation period for vCJD (Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease) is long, long, long. If the recalled beef infects anyone with the abnormal prion proteins, it may be greater than 30-40 years before symptoms arise.
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Thanks for the explanation AsaxyGirl. I have seen that question every time I give blood, but never knew what they were talking about. Until you just explained it!
Reply #11 from Stardock Forums Top

Wow, what an unfortunate waste.  I wonder what they'll do with all the meat they recall.

The thing I can't figure out is why this beef was shipped all the way to schools in Florida. That's crazy as Florida is the 11th largest beef producing state in the country. It would be a lot cheaper for them to buy beef from here and save the shipping costs than to buy it from California.
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Seems to me there are a lot of people who need to learn about slow food.  This is just ridiculous.  The carbon footprint for this meat must be incredible.

Reply #12 from JoeUser Forums Top
Tainted Beef sounds like a 70s punk band.
Reply #13 from Stardock Forums Top

Thanks for the explanation AsaxyGirl. I have seen that question every time I give blood, but never knew what they were talking about. Until you just explained it!
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Yes, that was helpful!

Wow, what an unfortunate waste. I wonder what they'll do with all the meat they recall.
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Tainted Beef sounds like a 70s punk band.
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They had better be destroying it and throwing it out!

It reminded me of one of my all time fav songs!  (Tainted Love)  oh now you've got me humming!

 

 

Reply #14 from JoeUser Forums Top
~Sometimes I feel I've got to -- eat some meat, I've got to.. get some meat, so I drive down to the grocery... the meat they sell, sometimes seems to smell, and I know I should say no, but I grab the sirloin, pay and go!~
~tainted beef, wooah... tainted beef... eat it baby tainted beef...~
Reply #15 from JoeUser Forums Top
Sometimes I feel I've got to -- eat some meat, I've got to.. get some meat, so I drive down to the grocery... the meat they sell, sometimes seems to smell, and I know I should say no, but I grab the sirloin, pay and go!~
~tainted beef, wooah... tainted beef... eat it baby tainted beef...~
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LOL! You are a nutcase!
Reply #16 from JoeUser Forums Top
LOL! You are a nutcase!
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I am... maybe it was something I ate.