How does one company get a hold of so much meat in the first place? Oh, it's because Cargill (the company in question) is the largest company in the world, grossing over $107 billion dollars in 2010. It is sad that yet another person has died due to problems with food safety in America. Over 5,000 people die per year, mostly due to eating meat products. But the other problem is the scale of production. I don't think that bigger is better in agriculture. All that it has done has created poorer worker standards, hurt the environment, decreased food quality and safety, and centralized large sectors of the economy into the hands of a very small number of people - while also displacing small time farmers.
See my older post on food safety: http://itsalongwayhome.blogspot.com/2011/04/top-five-food-borne-illnesses-caused-by.html
Article about the recall: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iqNCM7LX70K2caNUiLxP3MiECH9Q?docId=aab8da3fe1cf4e9abc6efdfe1b005512
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