Bulk beef recall: 143 million pounds

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Mostly fast food and federal school lunch program meals. That is a hell of a lot of beef to throw away.

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[lyssword]

is it alternator-sized? And more importantly can you buy it online?

 

[Ika]

Thats almost... bigger... than an alternator...

 

[daveymark]

I'm the first in this thread to make an alternator sized comment

 

[apac]

Originally posted by: daveymark
I'm the third in this thread to make an alternator sized comment

fixed

 

[eplebnista]

All those cows for naught.

 

[yhelothar]

I think 143 million lbs would be more like 2000x 18 wheeler semi truck sized :Q

 

[GuitarDaddy]

We should send this beef into orbit so the aliens will leave the cows alone

 

[theprodigalrebel]

That's an udderly recockulous amount of bull.

 

[Zugzwang152]

143 million pounds is not bulk.

 

[Eli]

143 million pounds is definitely bulk.

 

[sandorski]

That's a lot of Alternators!

 

[CptCrunch]

can we buy this online?

 

[Eli]

Uh, did anyone actually read the article?

I did, and I found it somewhat disturbing.

The federal agency said the recall will affect beef products dating to February 1, 2006, that came from Chino-based Westland/Hallmark Meat Co., which supplies meat to the federal school lunch program and to some major fast-food chains.

A little late, eh?

Officials estimate that about 37 million pounds of the recalled beef went to school programs, but they believe most of the meat probably has already been eaten. There have been no reported illnesses linked to the beef at any of the schools.

:laugh:

Well, thank goodness nobody got sick!

"We don't know how much product is out there right now. We don't think there is a health hazard, but we do have to take this action," said Dr. Dick Raymond, USDA Undersecretary for Food Safety.

This stuff was processed in 2005. I doubt there is going to be much of it left.. lol

:roll:

 

[Demo24]

Originally posted by: astroidea
I think 143 million lbs would be more like 2000x 18 wheeler semi truck sized :Q

perhaps semi alternator sized.....just maybe?

 

[Quasmo]

I love how this forum has turned into an "off topic + bulk beef forum"

 

[blurredvision]

What the hell is with this alternator size crap? I'm apparently missing something.

 

[cliftonite]

Originally posted by: blurredvision
What the hell is with this alternator size crap? I'm apparently missing something.

Apparantly you missed one of the greatest threads of all time.

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

Originally posted by: blurredvision
What the hell is with this alternator size crap? I'm apparently missing something.

Just nod and smile.

 

[theprodigalrebel]

Originally posted by: Quasmo
I love how this forum has turned into an "off topic + bulk beef forum"

And yet, we can't agree on the one question that drives us all.

Originally posted by: Zugzwang152
143 million pounds is not bulk.

Originally posted by: Eli
143 million pounds is definitely bulk.

 

[Cattlegod]

how about they test the damned meat before throwing it away. if it passes, fine the company and let the meat be consumed. god they are retarded. this is going to drive up prices.

 

[Gothgar]

borg cows?

 

[SagaLore]

Originally posted by: Eli
This stuff was processed in 2005. I doubt there is going to be much of it left.. lol

I think it means dating "back to", as in, starting Feb 1.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: SagaLore

Originally posted by: Eli
This stuff was processed in 2005. I doubt there is going to be much of it left.. lol

I think it means dating "back to", as in, starting Feb 1.

Ahhh. Dur.

Yeah, I suppose you're probably right. The other wording made me infer otherwise, I guess.

 

[1prophet]

Sell it to China.