This could be part of the problem:
Beyond Disgusting: Former Beyond Meat Employee Shares Photos, Docs, That Appear To Show Mold, Dirty Conditions
So much for skipping out on meat to get healthier...
One of Beyond Meat's "key" factories was "reportedly riddled with mold, bacteria and other health-related concerns", the NY Post reported this week, citing evidence that was obtained from a former employee.
Leaked internal documents showed that the plant "tested positive for the harmful bacteria Listeria at least 11 times in the second half of 2021". Both photographs and documents were provided by the former employee, who said they were "worried" about the conditions at the plant.
Two other workers at the plant, which is located about an hour from Philadelphia, confirmed that Listeria had been found on the site.
Additional documents showed that contaminants like "string, metal, wood and plastic" had all been found in products that were produced at the plant as recently as last December.
Photographs posted by Bloomberg, who produced the original report, appear to show dirty conditions and mold. Bill Marler, a food-safety attorney, after viewing some of the photos, told Bloomberg: “Mold growth takes a while — that underscores a lack of cleanliness.”
The company pushed back on the claims, however, telling Bloomberg that two inspections this year by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture had “found no instances of nonconformance with regulations.”
But one spokesperson from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture said that one of those two visits, performed in September, wasn't a "complete plant inspection". Instead, they called it an "effort to address an unpaid registration fee, which has since been paid."
The spokesperson said that the company's standards “go above and beyond industry and regulatory standards”.
“External third-party audits, including our most recent third-party audit in May 2022, gave the plant the highest-possible rating in each of the last three years,” the company concluded.
So, who are you we to believe - the company, or our own lyin' eyes?
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Mister D (11-24-2022)
Whoever criticizes capitalism, while approving immigration, whose working class is its first victim, had better shut up. Whoever criticizes immigration, while remaining silent about capitalism, should do the same.
~Alain de Benoist
Whoever criticizes capitalism, while approving immigration, whose working class is its first victim, had better shut up. Whoever criticizes immigration, while remaining silent about capitalism, should do the same.
~Alain de Benoist
Peter1469 (11-24-2022)
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The Washington Post Props Up Fake Meat Company That ‘Vows’ to 'Help Save the Planet'
This one is the lab-grown meat.
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