Long E. coli blacklist gets slightly shorter with the removal of three popular brands
Long E. coli blacklist gets slightly shorter with the removal of three popular brands
Now that the simple pleasure of a good old-fashioned PC Thick and Juicy comes with the risk of contracting an E. coli infection, news of any bacteria-free burger is something of a blessing. The gastronomic sleuths at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency have removed three products from the E. coli blacklist:
• Lick’s Beef Burger: 612 g, UPC 0 29345 70037 2
• Lick’s Homeburger Beef Burger: 9.18 kg, product code 55255
• PC Thick and Juicy Sirloin Burger: 1.13 kg, UPC 0 60383 64238 9
The CFIA might examine these facts at Plant 761, DBA New Food Classics, a Saskatoon based establishment.
Why is it that Plant 761 also serves as a holding station for illegally imported and seized meats? Why would seized meats be kept in a food processing plant, especially one the size of Plant 761?
Health Canada, and Immigration Canada should take part in this and along with CFIA ask how it is possible that seized meats are allowed to be stored in a proessing plant?
And why is it that without a Ritual Slaughter license, Maple Lodge Farms is able to offer “Halal Burgers”, and why is it that New Food Classics has a product called “Zabiha Halal”?
As a human, I don’t like the fact that ritual slaughter is happening at a plant where other processing occurs. I think that they should be kept separate. As a Buddhist, I also disagree with the use of ritual slaughter, and would propse that Jews and Muslims have their own plants, and they can do whatever they want. Not only do I not want to participate in the suffering of animals, but I would like to know whether or not I am paying extra for a whole chicken, and if it is Halal or Kosher, I would like to know that. It should be labeled.
Again, this is about alleviating suffering, and is not religous in nature, nor political.