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On Mar 3, 11:42 am, Dave Garland <dave.garl...@wizinfo.com> wrote:
> spamtrap1...@gmail.com wrote:
> > On Mar 3, 7:39 am, Karen <ksoa...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> Is a kosher meatpacking facility any cleaner than a non-kosher
> >> meatpacking facility?
>
> >> Or is a non-kosher hot dog maker any less clean than one that is
> >> kosher?
>
> >> We accept some of these as true without really knowing what happens in
> >> a meatpacking place in the first place.
>
> Well, it give one additional level of inspection.  How much that is
> worth of course depends a lot on the individuals involved, and on how
> seriously it's taken.  It also regulates the ingredients, which may or
> may not be a factor if you're not worried about keeping kosher.
>
> > Read up on the whole Agriprocessors saga.
>
> The Agriprocessors thing was more about hiring undocumented workers,
> abusing them, and sometimes about slaughter technique.  (I don't think
> kosher supervision is concerned with protecting the workers, though it
> _should_ cover slaughter technique.)  AFAIK Agriprocessors wasn't
> accused of producing tainted or dirty product.

Regarding Karen's question: The Agriprocessors facilities were not
cleaner than non-kosher packing houses. In fact, 85% of packing houses
had less salmonella contamination than Postville.

A recent AP story:

FOOD SAFETY INVESTIGATION UNCOVERS VIOLATIONS AT NATION’S LARGEST
KOSHER MEATPACKING COMPANY

Government documents reveal failures at Agriprocessors’ Nebraska Plant
to safeguard consumers from mad cow disease and E. coli, as well as
more than 30 sanitation violations ranging from sewage to insect
infestation

WASHINGTON – A new investigative report documenting food safety issues
at the Agriprocessors, Inc., Local Pride Plant in Gordon, Neb., shows
a pattern of food safety violations, including failures to properly
implement bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or “mad cow”
disease, and E. coli safeguards, as well as more than 30 sanitation
violations, ranging from sewage on the kill floor to insect
infestation.

From a year ago:

According to a report released by Food and Water Watch,
Agriprocessors, Inc. the Postville, Iowa, producers of Aaron's Best,
Rubashkin, and other kosher meat, chicken and turkey brands, failed 3
separate USDA testings for salmonella, the virulent bacteria that is
the leading cause of food-borne illness in the US.

This puts Agriprocessors in the worst 15% of slaughterhouses in the
United States.