Comments on: Bravo! issues voluntary recall of poultry products http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/09/19/bravo-issues-voluntary-recall-of-poultry-products/ The Web blog of the Pet Connection, a pet-care feature syndicated internationally by Universal Press. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:50:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Deb http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/09/19/bravo-issues-voluntary-recall-of-poultry-products/#comment-129616 Deb Fri, 21 Sep 2007 22:41:21 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/09/19/bravo-issues-voluntary-recall-of-poultry-products/#comment-129616 I have been in touch with Bravo's owner. Bravo gets its meats thru Bogner meats, which is a human grade plant, and thus subjected to FDA inspections. They were the lucky recipients of a such a rare, unusual and outre occurence. Surprisingly, given the slaughtering practices of poultry in this country where the carcasses after gutting are dumped quickly by conveyor belt into a cold water bath, that there was some salmonella and listeria bacterial contamination. Since these bacteria are found in normal poultry intestinal bacteria, what a surprise! "thank you so much for your support. It means a lot to us in these trying times. It is a case of the FDA gone wild and if we are not vigilant they will shut down all of us. They really want to put us and all the raw dog food companies out of business." Yup, shut down a reputable, ethical raw food company, and force us to feed our pets melachicken from China. Ain't life grand?! I have been in touch with Bravo’s owner. Bravo gets its meats thru Bogner meats, which is a human grade plant, and thus subjected to FDA inspections. They were the lucky recipients of a such a rare, unusual and outre occurence. Surprisingly, given the slaughtering practices of poultry in this country where the carcasses after gutting are dumped quickly by conveyor belt into a cold water bath, that there was some salmonella and listeria bacterial contamination. Since these bacteria are found in normal poultry intestinal bacteria, what a surprise!

“thank you so much for your support. It means a lot to us in these trying times.

It is a case of the FDA gone wild and if we are not vigilant they will shut down all of us. They really want to put us and all the raw dog food companies out of business.”

Yup, shut down a reputable, ethical raw food company, and force us to feed our pets melachicken from China. Ain’t life grand?!

]]> By: Deb http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/09/19/bravo-issues-voluntary-recall-of-poultry-products/#comment-128772 Deb Thu, 20 Sep 2007 10:29:20 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/09/19/bravo-issues-voluntary-recall-of-poultry-products/#comment-128772 Thank You Gina! 6 Dogs who might have gotten ill with Listeria also thank you, and so do all their friends. My dogs, cats and I don't know what we would do without you guys. Thank You Gina! 6 Dogs who might have gotten ill with Listeria also thank you, and so do all their friends.
My dogs, cats and I don’t know what we would do without you guys.

]]> By: straybaby http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/09/19/bravo-issues-voluntary-recall-of-poultry-products/#comment-128657 straybaby Thu, 20 Sep 2007 04:54:22 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/09/19/bravo-issues-voluntary-recall-of-poultry-products/#comment-128657 "Increase those $billions$ . . . " wouldn't that be trillions?! these days? lordy, things are SUCH a freakin' mess. “Increase those $billions$ . . . “

wouldn’t that be trillions?! these days?

lordy, things are SUCH a freakin’ mess.

]]> By: MFEMFEM http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/09/19/bravo-issues-voluntary-recall-of-poultry-products/#comment-128577 MFEMFEM Thu, 20 Sep 2007 01:44:05 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/09/19/bravo-issues-voluntary-recall-of-poultry-products/#comment-128577 Right on Secretary Paulson. RAISE THAT DEBT CEILING RIGHT NOW!!! We don't want to stop the flow of the $100+ billion per year that goes to corporate welfare (special tax breaks, subsidies, free research, free advertising, trade promotion, ... etc.). Increase those $billions$ by squeezing those silly, inconvenient consumer and food safety laws - they only get in the way of free enterprise. Right on Secretary Paulson.

RAISE THAT DEBT CEILING RIGHT NOW!!! We don’t want to stop the flow of the $100+ billion per year that goes to corporate welfare (special tax breaks, subsidies, free research, free advertising, trade promotion, … etc.).

Increase those $billions$ by squeezing those silly, inconvenient consumer and food safety laws - they only get in the way of free enterprise.

]]> By: Steve http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/09/19/bravo-issues-voluntary-recall-of-poultry-products/#comment-128550 Steve Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:24:21 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/09/19/bravo-issues-voluntary-recall-of-poultry-products/#comment-128550 Don't worry. The Guvment' will take care of it. Quick. Downsize the FDA Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson told Congress on Wednesday the government will hit the current debt ceiling on Oct. 1. He sought quick action to increase the limit, saying it was essential to protect the "full faith and credit" of the country, especially at a time of financial market turmoil. The limit is $8.965 trillion. Unless Congress votes to raise it, the country would be unable to borrow more money to keep the government operating and to pay debt obligations coming due. Don’t worry. The Guvment’ will take care of it.

Quick. Downsize the FDA

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson told Congress on Wednesday the government will hit the current debt ceiling on Oct. 1. He sought quick action to increase the limit, saying it was essential to protect the “full faith and credit” of the country, especially at a time of financial market turmoil.

The limit is $8.965 trillion. Unless Congress votes to raise it, the country would be unable to borrow more money to keep the government operating and to pay debt obligations coming due.

]]> By: straybaby http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/09/19/bravo-issues-voluntary-recall-of-poultry-products/#comment-128505 straybaby Wed, 19 Sep 2007 22:39:28 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/09/19/bravo-issues-voluntary-recall-of-poultry-products/#comment-128505 must be healthy food recall month. first it was spinach, then salad mix, then raw pet food and now . . . Tofu! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- San Francisco, Calif. -- Sept. 19, 2007 --- Quong Hop & Co. of South San Francisco, California is recalling all SOY DELI brand tofu with code date DEC 17 2007 and certain varieties of SOY DELI and QUONG HOP brand tofu with code date SEP 23 2007. http://www.fda.gov/opacom/7alerts.html must be healthy food recall month. first it was spinach, then salad mix, then raw pet food and now . . .

Tofu!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — San Francisco, Calif. — Sept. 19, 2007 —- Quong Hop & Co. of South San Francisco, California is recalling all SOY DELI brand tofu with code date DEC 17 2007 and certain varieties of SOY DELI and QUONG HOP brand tofu with code date SEP 23 2007.

http://www.fda.gov/opacom/7alerts.html

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