Carbs are going to get you... one way or another!

(Rob) #1

https://www.npr.org/2018/06/15/620382377/kelloggs-honey-smacks-recalled-amid-salmonella-outbreak-investigation

Nice to know it’s not just eggs any more!

(Empress of the Unexpected) #2

In California, it’s romaine lettuce!

(TJ Borden) #3

They’re worried about salmonella, but TD2 diabetes is no problem

(Rob) #4

It’s Honey Smacks in Cali too! Double whammy!

(Alec) #5

Having worked in the food industry for most of my life, I can tell you that every food factory is always on the lookout for bad bugs, salmonella being one amongst many. Most of these bugs are in the environment generally, and in food factories we constantly test to make sure the levels are kept in a healthy (very low) range. As soon as an outbreak happens in a factory (and they do more frequently than you think) I can tell you it is emergency action stations and defcon4 is announced. Massive cleaning, scrubbing, retesting and more cleaning happens until the testing results are back in range. This can take many days to weeks, and in the meantime, the factory (or more usually a specific production line) is closed down.

The worst possible scenario is what is happening here for Kellogg’s: they have shipped product from a production line that has tested too high in pathogens, and now they need to recall. They have let the cat out of the bag, and I can tell you that someone is having a very bad day at the office explaining to their bosses why they sold product that could be contaminated, and why their quality systems failed.

I am glad I am not them right now. It is not a great place to be!
Cheers
Alec

(Empress of the Unexpected) #6

I don’t trust any foods anymore. That’s why I grow my own veggies. Would love to have my own chickens, goats, pigs, etc. Guess I need to find a farm!

(TJ Borden) #7

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

(Doug) #8

Shout-out to Kellogg’s Honey Smacks. 100 grams has 56g of sugar and 84g of digestible carbohydrates overall. A world leader!

(TJ Borden) #9

But if I’m remembering the commercials correctly from when I was la kid; it was part of a balanced breakfast… that also included orange juice and toast

(Alec) #10

Marketing has a lot to answer for…

(Rob) #11

Thanks for the info… the food-industrial complex is always as interesting as it is scary. The UK expose of the 2 Sister’s Poultry Processing plants and similar in the US showing the massive understaffing and consequent corruption/ineffectiveness of the inspection capabilities gives many pause for thought about industrial food, even though actual outbreaks seem incredibly low given how much food is produced in this manner.

Note, that it did take 73 people getting sick before the cat escaped from the bag that they were trying to load down with rocks and dump in the river :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

(Alec) #12

Interesting. I am not at all familiar with this particular scenario, but if that is right, they would have been trying to ride it out, and as the number of people got sick rose, they realised they had to recall. A recall is a very significant event, and does not happen that often (compared to the size of the food supply). A recall has significant effects on brand image, and is often extremely costly. The grocery chains will extract significant sums from the manufacturer for their work in removing the problem stock, and will make loss of profit claims as well.

There is always a major inquest when a recall happens… it should not happen for bug issues if the manufacturer has an adequate quality system. I am surprised that Kellogg’s have been caught out.
Cheers
Alec

(Sophie) #13

Along with the Kellogg’s recall, I saw last night that there is a recall on chopped canalope and watermelon. I’m sorry I didn’t pay attention to where it was from simply because I don’t eat that mess anymore. Only proving that fruit is Not your friend!