tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9028895774693105397.post4285398410078203641..comments2020-07-23T06:20:05.109-07:00Comments on Barefoot Plumies is now CAB Cooks!!: Another Beef RecallCABhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03108581758717629963noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9028895774693105397.post-70606083979842977962008-02-19T10:26:00.000-08:002008-02-19T10:26:00.000-08:00Hi shrtn, and welcome! I don't think the USDA is ...Hi shrtn, and welcome! I don't think the USDA is ineffective, considering 66 plants were suspended last year. That, at least, shows me they are doing something. I think the question is whether (and how) they can be "more" effective. I'll give the USDA some latitude for now since I don't know all the details or historical stats.<BR/><BR/>That being said, according to the USDA transcript of the technical briefing (found under Newsroom on www.usda.org), it sounds like the USDA acted according to procedures in the inspection of the cattles in question. Based on the findings USDA released, the plant was not compliant with procedures when some cattles became nonambulatory after passing the original inspection. That means the cattle were fine during inspection, but sometime thereafter and before being slaughtered, became nonambulatory.<BR/><BR/>I don't know if a 3rd party would have been effective in this situation unless they were inspecting the cattles just prior to slaughter. IMO, that would have been the only way. <BR/><BR/>Also, I think involving 3rd party monitoring would open up a whole new can of worms. Like you mentioned, additional costs would certainly apply and who would pay, not just the salaries of these 3rd parties. There's also training of the 3rd party, overhead costs to maintain these entities, and some kind of monitoring or management of the 3rd party to ensure they are also compliant. It may even require a complete overhaul of the existing system. Can you imagine what a burger would cost then?<BR/><BR/>I certainly have no answers and I'm convinced that the solution(s) is not simple or cheap.CABhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03108581758717629963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9028895774693105397.post-17384165924314115102008-02-19T09:08:00.000-08:002008-02-19T09:08:00.000-08:00Another example of a company "not doing the right ...Another example of a company "not doing the right thing" and an ineffective USDA that is supposed to prevent "downer cows" from entering the food supply. (OR, maybe the cow was not sick at all, maybe it was passively protesting before entering the grinder)<BR/><BR/>There should be objective third parties to watch for this stuff. But who would pay for it?shrtnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07012794444064594524noreply@blogger.com