The Safety And Inspection Service At Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.

The reputation of Taco Bell was threatened in 2011 when a lawsuit was filed against them based on the beef used in their food. A resident Amanda Obney of California complained that Taco Bell advertised and labeled their meat used in tacos as beef when it was not authentic meat but a filling (Caulfield, 2011). Amanda claims to have purchased food items from Taco Bell and as a result, suffered pain and injury due to the beef in their food. There was then a consumer rights action suit filed that challenged the practice of representing consumer with a product that is unknown or unidentifiable to consumers. Taco Bell was accused of referring to the filling as seasoned ground beef and seasoned beef when a substantial amount of the meat was against United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) standards.

After the inspection was completed, than that’s when everyone would have found out the truth. When it comes to issues such as this you want to make sure you are not taking the blame for someone else error. I give Schwan’s company credit for reacting so quickly. I feel they took it too far because they took the blame and did not know who was really at fault. The company assumed they were at fault, but nothing was proven at first. It was smart for them to do a recall on the ice cream and pull the ice cream off the shelves. Schwan’s company took the blame to find out Cliff Viessman, the tanker truck operator was responsible for the foodborne illness outbreak. Viessman hauled raw eggs on the truck but did not disinfect the truck properly. The company could have very well avoided a great financial lost. It was a learning experience for Schwan’s Sales Enterprises. They were able to rectify the situation successfully. Schwan’s company could have used the media to get the information out to more individuals quicker. Media coverage is the best way to get important information out in a short period of

Outcome 1 Understanding the different responsibilities relating to health and safety in social care settings.

In 1898, there were reports in which stated that Armour & Co. supplied rotten canned beef to the U.S. Army. This occurred during the Spanish American War. Many troops became ill as a result which meant that they were unable to fight. This devastating event captured the attention of the public and brought awareness to the issue of foods being processed in unsanitary conditions. As a result of this, the Senate formed the Pure-Food Investigating Committee in 1899. This committee held hearings in which it was discovered that the processed foods were adulterated and unsafe for consumers.

In Aug 2012, a Toronto Maple Leaf Foods (“the Company”) plant was confirmed as being involved in the outbreak of the food-borne illness, caused by the bacterium Listeria. A day later, Maple Leaf upgraded a precautionary recall of 23 of its products in previous week to all 220 packaged meats from the plant at the Bartor’s Road, which has been shut down. The company has estimated the recall will directly cost it at least $20 million, with further costs expected due to lost sales and reputation damage. Since the outbreak of Listeria bacterium, 22 people died and there were 57 total confirmed cases of illness caused by Listeria 1. Although the Listeria outbreak was described by the Company’s CEO as “the

When working in the setting it is important that you follow all policies and procedures. The health and safety polices include safe guarding, staff development and training and admissions. In the setting they work with the local safeguarding children board, this means that we protect the children and all staff are fully trained. In the setting it is important to make sure that all the staff and volunteers have a DBS check and are suitable to work with children. It is also important that staff are always reminded of the policies and procedures by reading some every month. It is also important that staff are given courses to attend to make sure that they are all up to

Opposing view point online collection in the article “Food Safety” explains that food safety is an issue that very few people think about until they become sick. Opposing viewpoints online collection supports their explanation by giving statistics on the amount of people that get sick each year along with the different types of foodborne illnesses there are. The author’s purpose is to show the dangers of foodborne illnesses by estimating that “40 million people experience foodborne diseases every year. In order to eliminate foodborne illnesses they must set a certain food standard. The author establishes a formal tone for the reader. This work is significant because it informs the readers what we need to do for solve the food safety issues

Kenner reported that companies found it more beneficial to keep diseased food on the shelves and pay out the law suits (25:15). It is crazy to me that companies would not want to spend the money to conserve the reputation and respect of their company, but would rather pay off the individuals who actually report a recall. The scariest thing is that, as consumers, we are not given any information and are not able to avoid chemically treated or processed foods (18:10). The antibiotic-treated chicken is sold without warning and E. coli exists within meats. As humans, we eat food for nourishment. What happens when the food we are eating acts as a poison to our

With yet another set of recalled food products in the past month, this time for flour and frozen vegetables, we thought we should revisit how the MN certified food manager can keep the food safe in an industry where there are times where the safety of the food supply is uncertain.

Have you asked yourself yet, who regulates meat products? The USDA does. This government agency ensures that the nation’s commercial supply of meat, poultry, and egg products are safe, wholesome and properly labeled and packaged to consumer and buyers. The Department of Health and Human Services and The Environmental Protection agency are two reputable government agencies that coordinate with the USDA to ensure food and medical safety is regulated lawfully. Every four years, there is an important “food code” that is revised by U.S. Food and Drug Administration that affects all levels of government agencies. The food code is used as a model to develop and update food safety rules that require consistency with national food regulatory policies. Businesses and industries controlled and regulated by the food code are retail, food service, and medical institutions such as

The USDA issued interim regulations that restricted the interstate sale and transportation of eggs and poultry from flocks to protect the community from salmonella- infected eggs. The USDA has to collects samples from the flock, and if any of the test came out positive and its movement in interstate commerce would be restricted. In 1990, salmonella outbreaks were traced to three houses owned by Rose Acre Farms. Because the “test flocks” tested positive, USDA officials removed and killed sixty hens from the

If a product does not comply with Health Canada's legislation or it is not safe for patients, that product is recalled. When we receive a recall from the manufacturer/ importer/ distributor I need to ensure that all products recalled are identified. I need to determine if other brands, lot numbers or sizes/ strengths are affected by this letter and then put everything away from the distribution to public. Also, I check to see if any of that product were given to our patients and then let them know about it. Then those products are either returned to the manufacturer or destroyed in an environmental manner.

When I was in Chicago, I went to a restaurant for breakfast. I ordered eggs and bacon as usual. 5 hours later I has major stomach pain that lasted 2 hours and felt like I was dying. Turns out, the eggs and bacon weren’t cooked properly and gave me food poisoning. My worst is that I develop e-coli and die. The USDA makes me sick because they do nothing when it comes to food inspections, contamination of food and drinks, and the deaths of people by e-coli and food-borne illnesses. I personally believe any food company such as, Purdue and Tyson chicken, are scared because they don’t want to face the truth about their meat products. Last year I wrote a letter to Chick-Fil-A Headquarters discussing their chicken. I found out they have been adding antibiotics and growth hormones into heir chickens. I for one was outrages by this news and immediately boycotted them and got all my family members to boycott them with me as well.

Nutritional Foods Inc., a company that manufactures healthful products, has a major problem to address. Some of the company's products are allegedly responsible for a number of acute food poisoning cases. The problem has escalated from just a few cases of food poisoning to dozens of other reported cases. The company's chief executive, Fred James, has convened an emergency meeting comprising of members of the Crisis Action Committee. The key agenda of the meeting is how the situation that is threatening to get out of hand should be handled.

Health and Safety Regulations aim to improve safety in workplaces, making employers and employees equally responsible for ensuring that they protect themselves and others from accident and injury. The regulations refer to such things as clean kitchens, safety guards on machinery etc., If an employee is injured at work because of breaches of these rules then compensation can be awarded. Most health and safety legislation places place the responsibility of health and safety on the employers. The responsibilities may however be delegated to other competent persons such as fire warders, first aiders and care takers but the employer still