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(10,911 posts)I can do without beer, but BACON?
handmade34
(22,757 posts)of vegetarianism
underpants
(182,868 posts)30,000 a day at the Tar Heel NC plant
a la izquierda
(11,797 posts)The fewer piggies that die the better
brewens
(13,616 posts)get the same treatment? I would predict we will see people accused of basically running forced labor camps.
Newest Reality
(12,712 posts)Eatin' piggie will be the least of people's concerns in the coming months.
lame54
(35,315 posts)orwell
(7,775 posts)...I never ate bacon again...or hot dogs for that matter.
If people knew how unsafe the factory meat they ate was they would all contract with small farms for their meat.
And this was over 40 years ago when plants were "safer"...
Bayard
(22,128 posts)Since I still eat very occasional bacon.
orwell
(7,775 posts)...routinely had cancerous tumors cut off them as did the pork butts used for ham.
The butcher would put the tumors and other questionable trimmings into a large rolling metal cart.
When the cart was filled will meat trimmings I would roll it into another part of the plant where they used it to make hotdogs.
All the diseased meat was put into the hot dog processing.
The sodium nitrate/nitrate cure used on the bacon and hams was so strong it would dissolve the soles of normal work boots in less than 2 weeks. We had to wear special kinds of shoes.
The FDA inspector walked out on the floor only 1 or 2 times a day for 10 minutes or so. There was only one inspector in the whole plant.
We all worked in very close quarters in very wet conditions. The moisture on the floor and work surfaces was blood, curing solution, and water.
I'm sure it is far worse now.
We only eat turkey hot dogs these days. Any comments on pork chops or Italian sausage?
orwell
(7,775 posts)...was in a pork processing plant.
I eat Smart Dogs (Veggie) when I want a hot dog.
The only animal flesh I eat is wild caught fish.
Working in that plant basically turned me into a pescatarian.
To be clear...I was "Mr. Meat" before I worked there. I hated anything but meat and potatoes.
As I said, this was in the '70's. I'm sure it is much worse now.
Generic Brad
(14,275 posts)He is personally affected. That officially makes this a crisis.
lame54
(35,315 posts)The rich still get the different black market foods they wanted