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“Chicken a la Roaches’”

A major poultry processing plant in California was recently shut down by the U.S. Department of Agriculture because they found it was infested with cockroaches. Two other plants remain under heightened security following two outbreaks of salmonella food poisoning during the past twelve months. One of these outbreaks is still ongoing and at least 416 people have been sickened in 23 states and Puerto Rico.

The owners confirmed the shut-down in a statement and said that operations had been temporarily stopped to, “Allow for enhanced sanitizing to take place.” This is the fifth time roaches were discovered in this plant in the past five months. A number of diseases can be transmitted by cockroaches, including Salmonella.

None of the potentially tainted products have been recalled by this company during their two Salmonella outbreaks. Instead, they advise consumers to handle chicken properly and thoroughly cook it to a temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit.

What I find particularly fascinating about this story is the company has known about this problem for sometime and hasn’t solved it. Now, instead of airing radio commercials about the quality and taste of their chicken, their commercials have a spokesperson apologizing for the Salmonella problem and trying to assure us that all will soon be well.

The company’s image has been badly tarnished and you can only imagine how this is hurting their product sales. They claim to have an ongoing pest control service. Do you think it is time for them to finally hire a better qualified professional that can solve this problem with cockroaches?

Meanwhile, “Chicken a la Roaches” doesn’t sound all that good for dinner. I think I’ll order fish or steak, instead.