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croush1211
10/05/09

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Just when I come to the realization that I need to start eating more to gain weight, the Times reminds me that I could be paralyzed for life.

Chicken is still safe, right? And, uh... beans. And peanuts. What else is packed with protein? HALP.
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Lizawithazee
10/05/09

@croush1211: Sorry, dear, chicken is CHOCK FULL OF DEATH. Potentially.

I'll have a chicken breast in a bleach bath, please.
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gawkimo
10/06/09

@croush1211: I know a guy who was an USDA inspector in a chicken-processing center in Texas. His job was basically to find tumor-laden carcasses after the birds are slaughtered. He doesn't eat chicken anymore. Tumorous chicken breast, by the way, is an excellent substitute for tofu!.
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NigelAstydameia
10/05/09

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Great reporting. It will keep me off hamburgers for quite some time...
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Uncle_Billy_Slumming
10/05/09

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Here's the scary part. This means that Cargill probably doesn't care at this point, because they know they've got the entire-country-needs-massive-foodbanks-and-soupkitchen-supplier-as-we-head-very-deeply-into-the-greatest-depression-since-ever-contracts all hammered out
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Lizawithazee
10/05/09

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Agreed, this is a rare, meaty piece that was very well done. It cut me to the bone.
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Smitros
10/05/09

@Lizawithazee:
I was thinking of going that way with this, but I'm still stunned after hearing Mrs. Smitros read me most of the story yesterday.
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Lizawithazee
10/05/09

@Smitros: Except what I wrote is all true! And I'm never eating a hamburger again.
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TheBusinessGuy
10/05/09

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And that's why newspapers are still necessary, kids. That story and the accompanying photo, packed a wallop. Kudos, Times.
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Matthew_Maurice
10/05/09

@TheBusinessGuy: Maybe that was the point. It doesn't take a genius to see that if a traditional newspaper wants to remain in business, if not relevant, it needs to do what blogs can't, that is long-form investigative journalism that appeals to the general public's sense of constantly getting screwed over. Voice of San Diego, a much smaller online newspaper is coming at the same problem from the opposite end.
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billybobnyc
10/05/09

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I haven't read the piece, but I can say this: Pre-packaged, pre-pattied hamburger meat is N-A-S-T-Y, and anyone who serves it at a cookout should not have cookouts. A lot of times, non-profits and such will hold large cookouts and serve them because they are cheap. I would gladly pay $10 for real, fresh hamburger. The pre-packaged patties give people diarrhea. That is a fact.
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Atilla the Bun
10/05/09

@billybobnyc: True, but it's not a problem just limited to pre-pattied meat. The problem is that ground beef, because it's ground-up, means the stuff that causes e-coli contamination (i.e., cow shit) gets within the product itself. Rinsing ground beef off does not get out what is within the ball of meat. With steaks and other solid beef cuts, the icky stuff can be more easily cleaned/washed off; it does not get within the cut of meat itself.
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Lymed
10/05/09

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So Cargill is not a political consultant who imploded over Hillary Clinton's campaign?
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lionel-mandrake
10/05/09

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That piece made me glad, once again, that my butcher only grinds meat to order, from cuts that you pick out.
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