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Whenever an article like this is published, there's always conflation of all these different issues. Vegan people, vegan people who hate Beyond Meat/meat substi
by ivraatiems 4y ago
Whenever an article like this is published, there's always conflation of all these different issues. Vegan people, vegan people who hate Beyond Meat/meat substitutes, pro-meat people who hate the term "beyond meat", anti-processed-food people, etc etc.
But from a neutral standpoint as to the ethics of the product (not that I don't have my own opinions, just that I am not making this about them): The factories need to be clean. There's no excuse. You cannot put out a product that will make people sick.
And for the record, major "junk food" brands are actually great at this. When was the last time you heard of Lay's or Hershey having a recall because their food was acutely poisoning people?
Whether or not you like or approve of a specific food product, food that is sold in the United States should be safe to consume.
I like and consume Beyond Meat, but it sounds like they need to get their act together.
- morsch 4y ago> When was the last time you heard of Lay's or Hershey having a recall because their food was acutely poisoning people? Well, in May: https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2022/05/more-than-300-sick-in-ferrero-chocolate-salmonella-outbreak/ https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2022/05/more-than-300-sick-in... But I agree that it's rare, overall.
- ivraatiems 4y agoNitpicking: Ferrero's not owned by either of the companies I mentioned. But I take your point - it happens. It's really rare though, and it's always met by "oh shit, we'll fix this", not "well, we don't have a lot of money to make repairs right now, let's wait until we expand the factory several times."
- mc32 4y agoEspecially given the breadth of products and the volume of products they produce vs the smaller company. Food and industrial safety relies on pervasive vigilance which relies on a culture of vigilance.
- pkaye 4y agoNestle Buitoni frozen pizza in France. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/french-prosecutors-probe-deaths-linked-e-coli-infections-one-nestles-pizza-2022-05-12/ https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/french-prosecutors-prob...