GROUND BEEF RECALL

A meat packaging/processing company has recently recalled over half a million pounds of ground beef that have been infected with E. Coli. this plant is in Ashville NY, in the southwestern portion of the state close to the Pennsylvania border. According to current headlines this outbreak has resulted in 2 deaths and 16 hospitalizations so far. This plant ships to many states fron Virginia to Maine, including Massachusetts. Also, in the past TWO YEARS this company has had two seperate recalls of smaller amount of meat due to E. coli and also plastic particles in the meat.

Personally, I think that this is an outrage! The American citizens are completely helpless when it comes to things like this. Most of us eat processed foods (especially meats) and there is really no way for us to know weather or not there portion that we are eating are safe. This does not only go for beef either. There have been a slew of incidents including chicken farms, and pork farms because of the soley econimic standpoint that these companies take while doing buisness.

It is because of the terrible living environment that these livestock have that cause them to develope diseases and problems with food. I think that it is unfair to consumers that they have to constantly worry about weather or not the food they are eating will kill them. There must be something done about the way that these companies do buisness or they should be completely shut down.