This is strange.

During my web browsing today (out of extreme boredom with a pointless job, and later out of delaying packing) I found the government recall website. The toy section is pretty funny/kind of scary (for example: New Easy-Bake Oven Recall Following Partial Finger Amputation; Consumers Urged to Return Toy Ovens (Thu, 19 Jul 2007 11:00:00 GMT) Young children can insert their hands into the oven's front opening, and get their hands or fingers caught, posing entrapment and burn hazards.) . There is also a meat section, which is long and disgusting. Here is the totally needlesstosay point of my blog entry tonight:

Why the hell was everyone freaking out about SPINACH?

California Firm Expands Recall of Ground Beef for Possible E. coli O157:H7 Contamination (Sat, 09 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT) United Food Group, LLC, a Vernon, Calif., establishment, is voluntarily expanding its June 3 and 6 recalls to include a total of approximately 5.7 million pounds of both fresh and frozen ground beef products produced between April 6 and April 20 because they may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.

5.7 Million+...

Texas Firm Recalls Ground Beef Products Due to Possible E. coli O157:H7 Contamination (Fri, 08 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT) Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc., a Sherman, Texas, establishment, is voluntarily recalling approximately 40,440 pounds of ground beef products due to possible contamination with E. coli O157:H7.

40,440 pounds+...

California Firm Expands Recall of Ground Beef for Possible E. coli O157:H7 Contamination (Wed, 06 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT) United Food Group, LLC, a Vernon, Calif., establishment, is voluntarily expanding its June 3 recall of ground beef products because they may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.

California Firm Recalls Ground Beef For Possible E. coli O157:H7 Contamination (Sun, 03 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT) United Food Group, LLC, a Vernon, Calif., establishment, is voluntarily recalling approximately 75,000 pounds of ground beef products because they may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.

Michigan Firm Recalls Beef Products Due to Possible E. coli O157:H7 Contamination (PDF only) (Fri, 11 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT) Davis Creek Meats and Seafood, a Kalamazoo, Mich., establishment, is voluntarily recalling approximately 129,000 pounds of beef products, due to possible contamination with E. coli O157:H7.

129,000+...

Minnesota Firm Recalls Beef Trim Due to Possible E. coli O157:H7 Contamination (PDF only) (Thu, 10 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT) PM Beef Holdings, LLC, a Windom, Minn., establishment, is voluntarily recalling approximately 117,500 pounds of beef trim products used to make ground beef, due to possible contamination with E. coli O157:H7.

117,500+...

California Firm Recalls Ground Beef for Possible E. COLI O157:H7 (PDF only) (Fri, 20 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT) Richwood Meat Co, Inc., a Merced, Calif., establishment, is voluntarily recalling approximately 107,943 pounds of frozen ground beef products because they may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.

107,943 (approximately!)+...

Pennsylvania Firm Recalls Beef Products for Possible E. COLI O157:H7 (PDF only) (Fri, 20 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT) HFX, Inc., a South Claysburg, Penn., firm, is voluntary recalling approximately 259,230 pounds of beef products due to possible contamination with E. coli O157:H7.

Pennsylvania Firm Recalls Beef Products for Possible E. COLI O157:H7 - Labels for Retail Products (PDF only) (Fri, 20 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT) Label for retail products related to Recall 019-2007: HFX, Inc., a South Claysburg, Penn., firm, is voluntary recalling approximately 259,230 pounds of beef products due to possible contamination with E. coli O157:H7.

259,230=

6,354,113 Pounds!

Since APRIL! EW!

I wonder what the ratio of yearly american vegetable consumption to yearly recalls due to E. coli risk is... I wonder if it is close to one. Hmmm...