Food Safety Part 2: Salmonella Recal Deemed Unnecessary

Blogger had trouble with Deanna's blog entry.  So I rebuilt it and split out the Salmonella recall story (below).  Fingers crossed: let's see if this works.  (--T.J.)

Salmonella Recal Deemed Unnecessary in Oregon and Washington. There was no recall for the salmonella outbreak in Oregon and Washington because there were no deaths and most people blamed it on the consumers rather than the poultry company. I agree that a recall in this situation was deemed unnecessary. If the chicken was sold under faulty conditions or became contaminated in the feed lot, then the poultry company would be to blame. The article states that salmonella is common in all chicken, not just Foster Farm products. This further proves that a recall was unnecessary for this outbreak. I agree that it must have been lack of education of food safety on the consumers’ end. A lot of people do not know how to wash their hands properly after touching meat.

Also, carelessly throwing raw poultry into a shopping cart on top of other foods is common. Unfortunately, not many people realize how unsanitary this is. Consumers should be wrapping the raw poultry in plastic bags that the grocery store supplies in the meat section of the store before placing it in their basket. They must also keep in mind to separate the raw poultry from their other items even though it is wrapped in plastic bags. Raw poultry juices can still leak out of a plastic bag if not wrapped correctly, so it is very important that you still keep it separated from everything else.