A multistate E. coli outbreak happened in the states of Massachusetts, West Virginia, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania. Although only a total of seven people were infected with a dangerous strain of E. coli, this has caused widespread panic in the area. Meat throughout those states have been recalled and the meat has been traced to the Adams Farm Slaughterhouse in Athol, Massachusetts. Despite the widespread panic, this company refuses to let this bring them down. They have been resenting and desputing all possible claims that they are irresponsible and claim to have traced the E. Coli back to a collection of meat from exactly two days. When asked to recall the product from a seven week period, the company called it "unjustified and unrealistic" . The conpany doesn't seem to be too worried, though. Not reacalling the meat enables anyone who contracted E. Coli from the unrecalled product can sue. E. Coli is very dangerous in some situations varying from nausea to death.
Analysis: I hope that this company chooses to recall their meat. I would hate for a small child with a weak immune system to contract E. Coli and have organ failure. I do think it's wrong for the company to just brush it off like the incident was nothing. Refusing to recall their product can put a lot of people in danger.
Synthesis: This reminds me a lot of the Puritans who were like the citizens and Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams who were banished because they were tarnishing Puritan values. They obviously did not think much of it just like the company, but to the citizens, or Puritans, just a small amount of their way of life could be detrimental. http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/26/health/e-coli-beef-recall-adams-farm/
This takes me back to when we watched food inc. in mrs.gay's class (eww) But it also reminds me of the many flaws the national farms systems have. It is unsafe to our families and overall citizens of America to have this kind of meat that causes sicknesses on our shelves in stores. This company is putting lives in danger for their profit. -Regan Saldana
ReplyDeleteI hope that the Adams Slaughterhouse addresses the obvious sanitation issue they have so that more people do not become sick.
ReplyDeleteIt's crazy how the government doesn't make them recall their meat. Especially since it's been proven that it had traces of E Coli. I hope they recall their meat, or someone makes them.
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