My Dog's Secret

Written by Paul Fromm

Thursday, 17 January 2013 22:11

*My Dog's Secret... * ** My dog sleeps about 20 hours a day. He has his food prepared for him. He can eat whenever he wants. His meals are provided at no cost to him. He visits the Doctor once a year for his check-up, and again during the year if any medical needs arise. For this he pays nothing, and nothing is required of him. He lives in a nice neighbourhood in a house that is much larger than he needs, but he is not required to do any upkeep. He makes no contribution to the running or maintenance of the house. If he makes a mess, someone else cleans it up. He has his choice of luxurious places to sleep. He receives these accommodations absolutely free. He is living like a King, and has absolutely no expenses whatsoever. All of his costs are picked up by others who go out, work hard, and earn a living every day. I was just thinking about all this, and suddenly it hit me like a brick in the head... ** ** ** *[image: Description: cid:[email protected]]* ** ** *I think my dog might be an REFUGEE*

 

XL - The Trouble That Dares Not Speak Its Name: Where is the Rest of the Story?

Written by Paul Fromm

Monday, 14 January 2013 21:32

*XL - The Trouble That Dares Not Speak Its Name: Where is the Rest of the Story?* We found this odd for a follow up story appearing months after the shutdown of XL n September 27 in what the *Edmonton Journal* (January 8, 2013) notes was" the largest recall of beef products in Canadian history". While there were persistent problems at XL, no one is suggesting the company (the now defunct company) was entirely at fault. Or CFIA. For that matter, why did the former company so signally fail to step up and defend itself during the depths of the crisis? The article suggests that there was a curious ongoing reluctance to correct failures on the part of employees. Gosh, what would account for that? The article is so coy, speaking of deeper problems and something else being at play, but fails to identify what that x-factor might be. Is it remotely possible that, right down the line, everyone has been too frightened of being accused of racism or xenophobia to identify the problem as English challenged foreigners bringing with them the lofty hygiene standards of their failed societies, recruited overseas to work at critical food production facilities here, because they're "cheaper"? Canada's major meat packers in Ontario, Manitoba, and, of course, in the case in question in Brooks, Alberta, have displaced much of the traditional Canadian workforce with Third Worlders, many of them from the Sudan, an area not hitherto known for advanced skills in either hygiene or abattoir techniques. An unnamed villain in this health-threatening story is the complicity of the Canadian government in permitting the packers to do things on the cheap. Third Worlders should never have been allowed to fill these jobs. The companies should have been compelled to pony up a few more pennies and make this work attractive to Canadians who traditionally did these jobs. It leaves meat looking ever more unappealing - from the way the poor creatures are 'managed' during life to the hygiene standards in play at their deaths. It's all sick making. *Edmonton Journal* January 8 2013 *EDMONTON -* The pattern of safety violations at XL Foods’ slaughterhouse in southern Alberta was indicative of a deeper problem that likely contributed to the largest recall of beef products in Canadian history, an expert charges. University of Manitoba researcher Rick Holley says the number and type of infractions identified by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency in the months leading up to a September outbreak of E. coli were clues something was gravely wrong at the plant that was shut down only after cases of food poisoning began to spread across the country. “It is clear employees were missing stuff on a routine basis,” says Holley, an E. coli specialist and former chairman of the Canada Committee on Food. “When employees are starting up production with equipment that is dirty, it suggests something else was at play. “Problems seemed to be occurring fairly regularly, and when that happens, it can spell disaster. And in this case, it certainly did.” The CFIA temporarily closed the packing house in Brooks on Sept. 27, causing XL Foods to sustain huge financial losses and to eventually turn over the facility and other assets to the multinational food company JBS S.A. Eighteen cases of E. coli-related illness were linked to beef processed at the plant, and more than 2,000 products were pulled from store shelves across Canada and the United States. The bacteria was first detected in ground meat at a border station in Sweetgrass, Mont., on Sept. 4, and then kept recurring at XL Foods’ slaughterhouse, leading to its licence being suspended. “In a facility like that, you expect something to happen occasionally, but my sense is that employees weren’t doing enough to make sure it happened only rarely,” Holley says. “You can surmise that the employees were allowed by supervisors to go over the line, and then problems weren’t caught as often as possible by CFIA.” Newly released inspection reports show that the company was cited for numerous violations in the six months before meat tainted with E. coli was found at the border. The problems at the plant ranged from maintenance issues like doors that didn’t close properly and peeling and flaking paint, to equipment like hooks, knives and saws not being sanitized and carcasses of animals being partially dragged along the floor. At times, inspectors halted work on the production line due to contamination threat and ordered workers to be retrained. Six corrective action requests were issued between Feb. 14 and Aug. 20, with the company resolving some of the problems only slowly. “After a while, it almost seemed like inspectors were issuing notices out of desperation,” Holley says. “That shouldn’t happen.” Bob Kingston, president of Canada’s Agricultural Union, on Tuesday called information contained within the correction requests troubling. In some cases, inspectors found that the company had failed to take any action or submit a corrective plan — and then extended the deadline for corrections. “When extensions are granted automatically, it’s problematic,” Kingston says. “It appears that there was a history there of trying to appease industry, and in the end it didn’t help industry a bit.” Other infractions inspectors noted included containers overflowing with unsanitary water and condensation dripping from pipes onto carcasses, rust and fat built up on saw blades and knuckle removers, fat and blood built up on stairs, fat and debris on a computer stand and mismarked packaging. The plant, which is now being run by JBS’ U.S. subsidiary, was allowed to reopen at the end of October.

 

Kai Murros -- Europeans Fight Back Against Your Own Planned Destruction

Written by Paul Fromm

Monday, 14 January 2013 02:50

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