The FDA’s inspections took place between October 28 and November 12, 2024. Though some of the report is redacted, the intact portions detail several food safety violations at Taylor Farms’ Colorado facility. FDA inspectors discovered “numerous equipment with apparent biofilm and large amounts of food debris,” for instance. Inspectors also found areas where “recontamination of environmental pathogens could occur” as well as production rooms kept at temperatures that could allow germs to grow, such as the bacteria Listeria. In one particular instance, inspectors found pooling water in an area that had earlier in the year tested positive for Listeria. Workers also apparently only sometimes used hand sanitizers when handling “ready-to-eat” foods, and several cutting boards used to chop “ready-to-eat” lettuce and celery were found to be “severely discolored” and filled with deep cracks and crevices.
But who needs those pesky regulations, right? That costs money, and that might mean our underage laborers have to work more unpaid overtime. Think of the children before you vote for more big government meddling!
So the real surprise is how the number of people ill wasn’t much, much greater.
I think a lot of people who eat products from mcdonalds and the like have severe gastrointestinal problems on a regular basis and don’t notice or care.
I believe it, I limit my McDonald’s consumption to once every 3-4 years. Usually it’s because nothing else is open, and I feel like crap afterwards. No other fast food does that (post consumption depression).
McD’s takes another kick to the shins in the press.
Yay, but it’s just weird.
