[village dreamer]

how can a multi Millon dollar business act like that??? 9 dead and lots sick. this is not the first company to do this, lots of chop meat company's have made people sick. i guess quality control is nonexistent. and the meat inspectors not doing the job. well i don't think I'm buying boars head anytime soon.

[JRcorvette]

Originally Posted by village dreamer

how can a multi Millon dollar business act like that??? 9 dead and lots sick. this is not the first company to do this, lots of chop meat company's have made people sick. i guess quality control is nonexistent. and the meat inspectors not doing the job. well i don't think I'm buying boars head anytime soon.

they will probably go out of business if they don’t have enough insurance. That is the brand that Publix pushes all the time!!! Oh well Deli Meat is bad for you regardless.

[Stu from NYC]

Always thought they were over rated and now they will probably be out of business soom

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

Always thought they were over rated and now they will probably be out of business soom

They will probably file bankruptcy, shuffle the board members, fire a few lower level managers and re-open as newly formed and improved Boar's Head, or have a different name altogether. The corporate heads will be fine.

[Two Bills]

Processed food debilitates, and sometimes a killer..
My wife and I stopped eating it as much as possible, many years ago.
Felt better within months of stopping.
Fresh food reigns. OK!

[Eg_cruz]

Originally Posted by village dreamer

how can a multi Millon dollar business act like that??? 9 dead and lots sick. this is not the first company to do this, lots of chop meat company's have made people sick. i guess quality control is nonexistent. and the meat inspectors not doing the job. well i don't think I'm buying boars head anytime soon.

Truly can’t remember the last time I bought deli meat
And yes shame on them.
What I don’t understand buy is their products still on the shelves

[Byte1]

There is always the old reliable SPAM in a can. Been around for a very long time, and has many recipes created that utilize the fine cuzine, SPAM.

[dewilson58]

Bankruptcy, Quality Controls, Act that way...............Over reaction.

Unfortunately, even the best of food processing companies have errors and recalls.
The USA has the safest food supply in the world.

Meat to cereal to candy to baby food to frozen foods, etc., errors happen with the best quality controls.

[Caymus]

Originally Posted by dewilson58

Bankruptcy, Quality Controls, Act that way...............Over reaction.

Unfortunately, even the best of food processing companies have errors and recalls.
The USA has the safest food supply in the world.

Meat to cereal to candy to baby food to frozen foods, etc., errors happen with the best quality controls.

But, how many killed 9 people and sent many more to hospitals?

[dewilson58]

Originally Posted by Caymus

But, how many killed 9 people and sent many more to hospitals?

125,000 to the hospital and 3,000 deaths last year alone.

[Michael 61]

Although there is no truly safe option (other than maybe growing all your food yourself), I do try to minimize the risk, by staying clear of processed foods, added sugars, bad oils, ingredients that are added to extend shelf life, fast foods and deli meats.

[Caymus]

Originally Posted by dewilson58

125,000 to the hospital and 3,000 deaths last year alone.

From one identifiable source?

[dewilson58]

Originally Posted by Caymus

From one identifiable source?

You know the answer, what's the point of your question.

[ThirdOfFive]

Originally Posted by Two Bills

Processed food debilitates, and sometimes a killer..
My wife and I stopped eating it as much as possible, many years ago.
Felt better within months of stopping.
Fresh food reigns. OK!

True words.

Back in the day we grew, raised or shot most of our own food. It fed a family of seven pretty reliably year-round with trips to the grocery store (25 mile drive one way) maybe once a month for staples like flour, coffee, seasonings, etc. etc. Milk and eggs were from local farmers. Some of our food was "processed" but for the most part we processed it ourselves. Every fall was sausage-making time, we'd shoot a couple of deer, buy a pig from a nearby farmer who raised them and make maybe 150 - 200 lbs. of sausage which we smoked ourselves. Mom would bake five loaves of bread twice a week. And so on. I rarely recall being sick: in fact one cousin who lived nearby (and ate pretty much the same diet as we did) didn't miss a day of school because of illness for eight straight years.

Today I confess to being hooked on Polish sausage (and Andouille sausage which is an acceptable substitute because you can't really get real Polish sausage down here) and Flipper's pizza about once a month. But my wife is a fantastic cook and very little of our diet aside from the sausage is processed. We're both healthy and active septuagenarians.

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by Caymus

From one identifiable source?

15 from cantaloupe in 2023. Data are hard to find but multiple deaths from one identifiable source happen. (not 3,000 deaths from one source but that obviously was not the claim being made)