Yuck! Dead Rats Were Discovered At Peanut Corporation Of America's Plant!

I'm telling you that these days it is better to buy fresh food & cook it yourself.At least you know what your own hygienic practices are.What were the sanitation requirements at that Texas peanut processing plant where dead rats & their feces were found?If they had sanitation rules in place,they sure weren't enforcing them.Here's the disgusting facts from CNN:

"The Texas Department of State Health Services on Thursday ordered the recall of all products ever shipped from the Peanut Corporation of America's plant in Plainview, Texas, after discovering dead rodents, rodent excrement and bird feathers in the plant.

The order, which applies to products shipped since the plant opened nearly four years ago, came a day after the discovery of filth in a crawl space above a production area during a health services inspection, Texas Health Department Press Officer Doug McBride told CNN in a telephone interview.

The plant's ventilation system pulled debris "from the infested crawl space into production areas of the plant resulting in the adulteration of exposed food products," a health department news release said.

Officials at the plant, which opened in March 2005 and produced oil-roasted peanuts, dry-roasted peanuts, peanut meal and granulated peanut, voluntarily stopped operations Monday night.

"Our understanding is that the bulk of their products go to other food manufacturers," McBride said. "We're not aware of any direct sales to consumers."

The state has the authority to stop a company's operations and order a recall if it finds "a condition that poses an immediate and serious threat to human life or health," as was the case here, he said."(END OF EXCERPT)Read the rest here.