Pulling the meat (Off the shelves)

[David Paleg]

Georgia Processor Expands Meat Recall
Jul 22, 4:50 AM (ET)

WASHINGTON (AP) - A Georgia meat processor on Saturday expanded its recall of canned meat products that may be connected to a botulism outbreak.

Castleberry's Food Co. of Augusta recalled more than 80 types of canned chili, beef stew, corned beef hash and other meat products in addition to the 10 brands it had recalled Thursday.

Cans of chili sauce made at the Castleberry's plant were found in the homes of an Indiana couple and two children in Texas who had been hospitalized with botulism. All four are expected to survive.

Botulism is a muscle-paralyzing disease caused by a toxin made by a bacterium, Clostridium botulinum. Such bacteria are commonly found in soil.

The Agriculture Department's Food Safety and Inspection Service said Thursday that an equipment malfunction may have been responsible for the contamination.

On Saturday, FSIS said the malfunctions at the Augusta processing plant may have existed longer than initially estimated.

Castleberry's, which is owned by Bumble Bee Seafoods LLC and based in San Diego, voluntarily expanded the recall.

Castleberry's senior vice president Steve Mavity said: "We believe we have isolated the issue to a situation of under-processing on one line of our production facility. As an extra precaution to the recall we announced on Wednesday, we have shut down this line altogether and are recalling all products produced on it."

Brand names of the recalled products include Austex, Best Yet, Big Y, Black Rock, Bloom, Bryan, Bunker Hill, Castleberry's, Cattle Drive, Firefighters, Food Club, Food Lion, Goldstar, Great Value, Kroger, Lowes, Meijer, Morton House, Paramount, Piggly Wiggly, Prudence, Southern Home, Steak N Shake, Thrifty Maid, Triple Bar and Value Time. The recall also includes four varieties of Natural Balance dog food.

Consumers with questions about the recall may contact Castleberry's at 1-888-203-8446.

[Zak Tyler]

anybody up for starting an underground wrinkle reducing racket??? i tested it out on aunt peggy a few minutes ago. i injected some hot dog chili into her forhead and POOF, them damn wrinkles were gone....

[Dr. Whiplash]

Castleberry's Food Co. of Augusta recalled more than 80 types of canned chili, beef stew, corned beef hash and other meat products...

...The recall also includes four varieties of Natural Balance dog food.

(We need a vomit smiley.)

[genlock]

China have anything to do with this?

[David Paleg]

(We need a vomit smiley.)

[David Paleg]

Food in Botulism Recall Still Being Sold
Jul 27, 4:30 AM (ET)
By ANDREW BRIDGES

WASHINGTON (AP) - Stores nationwide are continuing to sell recalled canned chili, stew, hash and other foods potentially contaminated with poisonous bacteria even after repeated warnings the products could kill.

Thousands of cans are being removed from store shelves as quickly as investigators find them, more than a week after Castleberry's Food Co. began recalling more than 90 potentially contaminated products over fears of botulism contamination.

The recall now covers two years' production at the company's Augusta, Ga., plant - a tally that spirals into the tens of millions of cans.

Full story at Iwon/AP News

[Bob Campbell]

Women in Hollywood are buying up all the chili they can get they're hands on and using it on their faces to reduce wrinkles.

"Why dahling, you look marvelous. And that new scent, is that hot dog?"

[Greg Goodfellow]

Now some affected cans are exploding! I caught that tasty tidbit this morning.

Somebody find a linky.

[David Paleg]

Somebody find a linky.

I have a link in that follow-up a couple of posts up:
Full story at LINK > > > Iwon/AP News < < < LINK

FDA investigators believe Castleberry's failed to properly cook some or all the products, allowing the Clostridium botulinum bacteria to survive the canning process. In the oxygen-free and moist environment of the sealed cans, the bacteria thrive and produce a toxin that causes botulism, a muscle-paralyzing disease.

"The longer this stuff stays in the can, the worse it gets," Acheson said.

The bacteria also produce gases that can cause contaminated cans to swell and burst. Already, cans being held in a company warehouse have begun to break open. Health officials say the extremely potent toxin can infect people if it is inhaled, swallowed or absorbed through the eye or breaks in the skin.

[Zak Tyler]

Women in Hollywood are buying up all the chili they can get they're hands on and using it on their faces to reduce wrinkles.

"Why dahling, you look marvelous. And that new scent, is that hot dog?"

remember, if you steal from me, you've stolen twice LMAO!

it's ok bob, we understand the occasional senior moment

[Waveguide]

Bob Campbell wrote:
Women in Hollywood are buying up all the chili they can get they're hands on and using it on their faces to reduce wrinkles.

Huh...... not what I had in mind for a "Hollywood Facial"........

Here's the big news:

So, just how many of you foodies are aware that Castleberry's Hot Dog Sauce was and just may be still the base sause for Stewart's Hot Dogs.
( Of course they do "kick it up a notch" with there own additions.....)
What do ya think of that??????

[The People's DJ]

I hope it isn't the base for T&L Hot dogs. Thats what I'm planning for lunch.

[David Paleg]

ConAgra Foods Advises Consumers Not To Eat Pot Pies
Company Believes Issue Likely Undercooking Of Product

POSTED: 3:00 pm EDT October 10, 2007
UPDATED: 6:50 pm EDT October 10, 2007

PITTSBURGH -- ConAgra Foods announced Wednesday that it was contacted by state health officials regarding Banquet Turkey and Chicken Pot Pies. In cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), ConAgra Foods is advising consumers to not eat these products while the USDA and ConAgra Foods look into these concerns. This advisory pertains to Banquet brand frozen chicken or turkey pot pie products or generic store brand not-ready-to-eat pot pie products bearing the number "P-9" printed on the side of the package. The company believes the issue is likely related to consumer undercooking of the product.

Consumers may return these products to ConAgra Foods for a refund by sending the side panel of the package that contains the code "P-9" to ConAgra Foods, Dept. BQPP, P.O. Box 3768, Omaha, NE 68103-0768. If consumers prefer, they may return the product to the store from which it was purchased for a refund; consumers should discard the product prior to returning the entire package to their retail store.

Full story at WPXI News

Oops, just noticed someone else posted this in another thread. Sorry. I just don't know what it has to do with Tony Artrip.

[Oldiesdude]

Oops, just noticed someone else posted this in another thread. Sorry. I just don't know what it has to do with Tony Artrip.

No my fault.... I just posted my link on the pot pies on that thread, because the story about it, was on the same page as the link to the story on Tony Artrip. This thread had not started.