They are Building a Wal-Mart on My Street: WalMart's Meat Got Recalled

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

WalMart's Meat Got Recalled

(CNN) -- Zemco Industries in Buffalo, New York, has recalled approximately 380,000 pounds of deli meat that may be contaminated with bacteria that can cause a potentially fatal disease, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Monday.

The products were distributed to Wal-Marts nationwide, according to the USDA's website.

The meats may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, which was discovered in a retail sample collected by inspectors in Georgia. The USDA has received no reports of illnesses associated with the meats.

Upon learning of the voluntary recall, Wal-Mart immediately told its stores to remove the meat from their shelves, the company said in a statement.

Hmmm ... Low prices and fatal diseases ... Yummm ...

2 comments:

AnonymousAugust 24, 2010 at 9:20 PM
Am I missing something, Nick? An irresponsible company wouldn't have quickly issued a recall notice on their own website (see walmart http://walmartstores.com/Recalls/ViewRecall.aspx?id=324) and offered to refund their customer's money back, "We encourage customers who recently purchased this item to return it for a full refund," the company statement said..

Everyone knows you want to "stop walmart" but at least give your fellow STHW-ers (and others) enough respect that you don't edit or redact widely stories to meet your needs.
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nicgkAugust 25, 2010 at 7:11 AM
And, the trolls have followed me here.

Welcome?!?
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In early July, 2010, news broke that Wal-Mart is targeting the now vacant former industrial lot of Trinity Industries, an old Steel Mill long since closed, and torn down roughly 2.5 years ago. This lot is located in Houston's West End, on the corner of Yale and Koehler street, bordered by Bonner St. on the West, and RR Tracks to the south.

The West End is a redeveloping neighborhood, with a heavy mixture of recent and new construction patio and townhomes, next to some mid century pier and beam construction. Most older construction homes have fallen into disrepair, and the neighborhood has become a targeted area for younger singles, couples, and some families to relocate close to Downtown, and with a central location close to the heart of the city.

The proposed WalMart would be a 24 hour supercenter, roughly 155K square feet, and large enough to attract and affect neighborhoods for roughly a 5 mile + radius, which includes Rice Military, The Heights, and the greater portion of Super Neighborhood 22 and Super Neighborhood 15.

This Blog is dedicated to all information regarding the development, in the hopes to find a resolution to a positive growth for the area.