XL E Coli Recall

[ALLFARMER]

Sounds like they finally shut the plant down.
License temporarily pulled.

CFIA and XL both to blame.

RCalf already blasting Canada and pointing to the
fact the US found our Canadian shoddy work.

[wilagro]

Allowing industry to "police itself" could be the root cause here. The CON government has been doing this and cutting their expenses while allowing businesses to work on the "honour system".

I would not trust ANY business involved with food production and especially with meat products to "police" itself.

Now we have another mess on our hands and everyone is running around blaming everyone else for the problem.

[kato]

R-Calf? They think they've finally found a lifeboat to cling to so they can justify their existence. No one should give them the time of day.

The news here last night consisted of two facts.

One - the recall is up to over 300 products.

Two - One of the local butcher shops has doubled it's business, and the lady they interviewed in the store told them she would prefer to buy directly from a farmer if she could. She also said she still trusted beef in general, which is a good thing.

Interesting..

Maybe it's time to change things...

[sumdumguy]

CFIA better smarten up all the way round. I
asked if they were testing imported fruits and
vegetables for pesticide residue. I was told no. I
dont trust this flimsy outfit that has such an
important role. What are they doing?

They need to get some management and take
their role seriously.

[Burbert]

Fed Gag Min RITZ says they have been
increasing funding to CFIA AND
increasing staff soos they kin due their
job better! Lying politicos, do not
help in a situation such as this. Why
don't they keep their big fat yaps shut,
or at least or stuffed with dirty beef
products that they want the public to
consume. Have a photo op, eat some of
the crappy stuff, enjoy it, set an
example fer the public. Eat sh t and
then smile a sh t eating Comedian
smile........

[wilagro]

Great post Burbert...you hit the nail square on the head.

Ritz makes some of the strangest remarks at times when he shifts into "ass covering" mode.

[grassfarmer]

sumdumguy, I think you have a charming but naive
idea of what CFIA actually does. In theory it serves to
protect the public interest with respect to inspection
of food production amongst other issues. In fact it
follows closely in the shadows of USDA which is in
turn governed by corporate interests. As such they
have a vested interest in NOT slowing down the
production of large corporate beef plants however
much they are deviating from the rules. It also
explains their zeal for trying to run good, small scale
privately run slaughter facilities out of business.

The same goes for your pesticide question - don't
expect CFIA to be doing any enhanced testing any
time soon. It serves the corporate interest not to raise
sensitive issues like this in the public domain where
the media might make a story out of it.

[ASRG]

Burbert: In your own little warped way you hit on a lot of truths!

[sumdumguy]

We as Canadians expect a certain level of care
from our food inspectors. No one here wants to
eat tainted food coming from unhealthy sources.

[sumdumguy]

In an exporting country our food standards
should be unquestionable. As a food consumer, I
expect the government to insure food safety
without question. If we can not depend on CFIA,
then who can we depend on?