Boars Head

alaskanassasin · August 30

For some reason, I have always associated Boars Head with quality. I am not really sure why, possibly their neat clean display cases. Last Monday, I went to get some ham and noticed the deli counter at Kroger was wiped out, very few products in the glass case. This explains it.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bugs-mold-mildew-inspection-boars-head-plant-listeria/

ColbyLang · August 30

Yup, very alarming. Happens a lot in the food industry unfortunately. Wasn’t as mainstream worthy until peanut butter allergies and the whole Blue Bell situation

alaskanassasin · August 30

They were running it like a dollar tree distribution center.

alaskanassasin · August 30

I had an employee years ago who wouldn’t eat burgers ever, always chicken. He had worked at large beef processing plant, I never asked for deets.

ColbyLang · August 30

alaskanassasin said:

They were running it like a dollar tree distribution center.

Not saying there weren’t any major problems, but that’s a bit of a stretch. Having read numerous FDA reports, including my own facility’s, they tend to be a little free with the wording

DoubleEgger · August 30

Perception of quality and actual quality are two different things. I’ve been to plenty of Chic fil As with C food ratings. People don’t believe me when I tell them. I suppose they don’t want to believe me is more likely the case.

This one feels like Blue Bell.

On a side note, recalls always expand. Stay away from all of it until the coast is clear.

buzd504 · August 30

I've never noticed Boar's Head was any better than the rest of the case - just more expensive. It's processed meat after all.

JohnInCarolina · August 30

All that glitters… is not gold.

Botch · August 30

alaskanassasin said:

I had an employee years ago who wouldn’t eat burgers ever, always chicken. He had worked at large beef processing plant, I never asked for deets.

I think I've read worse things about chicken processing than I have beef.

alaskanassasin · August 30

ColbyLang said:

alaskanassasin said:

They were running it like a dollar tree distribution center.

Not saying there weren’t any major problems, but that’s a bit of a stretch. Having read numerous FDA reports, including my own facility’s, they tend to be a little free with the wording

People are dying from eating their food.

alaskanassasin · August 30

Botch said:

alaskanassasin said:

I had an employee years ago who wouldn’t eat burgers ever, always chicken. He had worked at large beef processing plant, I never asked for deets.

I think I've read worse things about chicken processing than I have beef.

Those were my thoughts exactly that I kept to myself lol.

alaskanassasin · August 30

Otherwise we wouldn’t be able to stop at bojangles!

lkapigian · August 31

Botch said:

alaskanassasin said:

I had an employee years ago who wouldn’t eat burgers ever, always chicken. He had worked at large beef processing plant, I never asked for deets.

I think I've read worse things about chicken processing than I have beef.

I’ve worked in both , chicken is the worse and why you should always by whole chickens .. first time in a beef plant I didn’t eat beef for a year, not because it was dirty, more from seeing the animal going from live to 2 side of beef in a minute or two

on another note, make this stuff yourself

DoubleEgger · August 31

A hot dog/bologna plant In Greensboro was probably the nastiest plant I’ve been in.

A leading brand name ham facility in Virginia was a close second. The amount of corrosion from the salt was unbelievable.

A chicken rendering plant on a 105 degree South Carolina day is an experience as well.

alaskanassasin · August 31

I see what you did there @DoubleEggerlol

RRP · August 31

lkapigian said:

first time in a beef plant I didn’t eat beef for a year

Just like me when I was in public accounting one of the local clients was the Pabst Blue Ribbon plant. As a young staff person I was assigned the dirtiest task which took me all over the production ends of the plant. The worst area was where the grains were cooked in HUGE vats. The stench was overwhelming - I mean gagging level!!! For at least 2 years I could not stand to drink beer because I swear that stench just would come back to me!

JohnInCarolina · August 31

RRP said:

lkapigian said:

first time in a beef plant I didn’t eat beef for a year

Just like me when I was in public accounting one of the local clients was the Pabst Blue Ribbon plant. As a young staff person I was assigned the dirtiest task which took me all over the production ends of the plant. The worst area was where the grains were cooked in HUGE vats. The stench was overwhelming - I mean gagging level!!! For at least 2 years I could not stand to drink beer because I swear that stench just would come back to me!

So… it smelled like PBR?

RRP · August 31

JohnInCarolina said:

RRP said:

lkapigian said:

first time in a beef plant I didn’t eat beef for a year

Just like me when I was in public accounting one of the local clients was the Pabst Blue Ribbon plant. As a young staff person I was assigned the dirtiest task which took me all over the production ends of the plant. The worst area was where the grains were cooked in HUGE vats. The stench was overwhelming - I mean gagging level!!! For at least 2 years I could not stand to drink beer because I swear that stench just would come back to me!

So… it smelled like PBR?

B I N G O .

Another large plant in Peoria was Hiram Walker. I was out in the plant doing an audit step (and step was the correct term) as I had on new shoes and I side-stepped to avoid a pool of something. Doing so I got creme de coco all over my suit. That suit could not be cleaned and I had to trash it!

lkapigian · August 31

RRP said:

JohnInCarolina said:

RRP said:

lkapigian said:

first time in a beef plant I didn’t eat beef for a year

Just like me when I was in public accounting one of the local clients was the Pabst Blue Ribbon plant. As a young staff person I was assigned the dirtiest task which took me all over the production ends of the plant. The worst area was where the grains were cooked in HUGE vats. The stench was overwhelming - I mean gagging level!!! For at least 2 years I could not stand to drink beer because I swear that stench just would come back to me!

So… it smelled like PBR?

B I N G O .

Another large plant in Peoria was Hiram Walker. I was out in the plant doing an audit step (and step was the correct term) as I had on new shoes and I side-stepped to avoid a pool of something. Doing so I got creme de coco all over my suit. That suit could not be cleaned and I had to trash it!

I love the smell of fermenting yeast, I’m thinking that’s why I was popular with the sketchy girls in school

JohnInCarolina · August 31

lkapigian said:

RRP said:

JohnInCarolina said:

RRP said:

lkapigian said:

first time in a beef plant I didn’t eat beef for a year

Just like me when I was in public accounting one of the local clients was the Pabst Blue Ribbon plant. As a young staff person I was assigned the dirtiest task which took me all over the production ends of the plant. The worst area was where the grains were cooked in HUGE vats. The stench was overwhelming - I mean gagging level!!! For at least 2 years I could not stand to drink beer because I swear that stench just would come back to me!

So… it smelled like PBR?

B I N G O .

Another large plant in Peoria was Hiram Walker. I was out in the plant doing an audit step (and step was the correct term) as I had on new shoes and I side-stepped to avoid a pool of something. Doing so I got creme de coco all over my suit. That suit could not be cleaned and I had to trash it!

I love the smell of fermenting yeast, I’m thinking that’s why I was popular with the sketchy girls in school

Ozzie_Isaac · August 31

lkapigian said:

RRP said:

JohnInCarolina said:

RRP said:

lkapigian said:

first time in a beef plant I didn’t eat beef for a year

Just like me when I was in public accounting one of the local clients was the Pabst Blue Ribbon plant. As a young staff person I was assigned the dirtiest task which took me all over the production ends of the plant. The worst area was where the grains were cooked in HUGE vats. The stench was overwhelming - I mean gagging level!!! For at least 2 years I could not stand to drink beer because I swear that stench just would come back to me!

So… it smelled like PBR?

B I N G O .

Another large plant in Peoria was Hiram Walker. I was out in the plant doing an audit step (and step was the correct term) as I had on new shoes and I side-stepped to avoid a pool of something. Doing so I got creme de coco all over my suit. That suit could not be cleaned and I had to trash it!

I love the smell of fermenting yeast, I’m thinking that’s why I was popular with the sketchy girls in school

The entire thread was worth the read just for that 😂😂😂

Ozzie_Isaac · August 31

RRP said:

JohnInCarolina said:

RRP said:

lkapigian said:

first time in a beef plant I didn’t eat beef for a year

Just like me when I was in public accounting one of the local clients was the Pabst Blue Ribbon plant. As a young staff person I was assigned the dirtiest task which took me all over the production ends of the plant. The worst area was where the grains were cooked in HUGE vats. The stench was overwhelming - I mean gagging level!!! For at least 2 years I could not stand to drink beer because I swear that stench just would come back to me!

So… it smelled like PBR?

B I N G O .

Another large plant in Peoria was Hiram Walker. I was out in the plant doing an audit step (and step was the correct term) as I had on new shoes and I side-stepped to avoid a pool of something. Doing so I got creme de coco all over my suit. That suit could not be cleaned and I had to trash it!

Decatur has to be the worst smelling town I have ever been to. That ADM plant pumps out the smells year round. Winter, it just hangs in the air.

alaskanassasin · August 31

Ozzie_Isaac said:

RRP said:

JohnInCarolina said:

RRP said:

lkapigian said:

first time in a beef plant I didn’t eat beef for a year

Just like me when I was in public accounting one of the local clients was the Pabst Blue Ribbon plant. As a young staff person I was assigned the dirtiest task which took me all over the production ends of the plant. The worst area was where the grains were cooked in HUGE vats. The stench was overwhelming - I mean gagging level!!! For at least 2 years I could not stand to drink beer because I swear that stench just would come back to me!

So… it smelled like PBR?

B I N G O .

Another large plant in Peoria was Hiram Walker. I was out in the plant doing an audit step (and step was the correct term) as I had on new shoes and I side-stepped to avoid a pool of something. Doing so I got creme de coco all over my suit. That suit could not be cleaned and I had to trash it!

Decatur has to be the worst smelling town I have ever been to. That ADM plant pumps out the smells year round. Winter, it just hangs in the air.

Chattanooga has a lingering sewage smell, apparently they combine their storm water with their sewage so when it rains everything gets stirred up. If it really pours it just runs into the river.

We drove through some pulp towns in Oregon and they were really smelly.

MaskedMarvel · August 31

DoubleEgger said:

A hot dog/bologna plant In Greensboro was probably the nastiest plant I’ve been in.

A leading brand name ham facility in Virginia was a close second. The amount of corrosion from the salt was unbelievable.

A chicken rendering plant on a 105 degree South Carolina day is an experience as well.

I live in Greensboro and don’t know of a plant like this here. What was it called?

worst I’ve ever seen was doing secure document storage for a chicken processing plant. Pools of blood in the parking lot. Scared me to death.

DoubleEgger · August 31

@MaskedMarvel. PM sent.

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