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Originally Posted by Rathji

Thinking the failure of food inspections to prevent cases of e.coli has anything to do with the party in power is showing a complete lack of understanding of how it all works.

I made a lengthy post here a week or so that explains the entire process, if someone feels the need to find it.

Bottom line is you cannot possibly check everything that goes through. Never have been able to, never will be able to. Only way to have a good chance of catching most bacteria is to use a highly effective sterilization process after a side leaves the slaughter floor.

If XL has a something in their process that isn't working well enough, then that needs to be looked at, but I am willing to bet that it isn't the case as much as a case of someone (quality control or ag-can) looking the other way for some reason (lazy, under pressure, or financial motivation)

Someone, or many someone's, need to lose their job over this, but knowing the industry, making them keep working would be a worse punishment.

Plus it doesn't help that the animals are being fed a diet that encourages the growth of e coli in the cow's stomach.