Critical Thinking Gone Wrong

I am competely disgusted from the story that I just read about. The company North Star who makes the products "Simply Potatoes" are under investigation for roaches, rodent investation, black mold and listertia. All of the products are being recalled.

A former employee contacted the FDA about these issues after he recently quit due to a horrible work enviroment. He said that the smell in the factory was rotten and unbearable, said there was black mold all over the factory, and also reported listeria on the plant's equipment.

It appears that this company has been under investigation for the past 7 years. In 2002 and 2004, the Department of Agriculture ordered North Star to eliminate all possible places for rodent harboring, to eliminate all roach investation, and to eliminate all the black mold in the cook line room. They could not provide any inspection reports since 2006. In 2004 there was another recall of "Simply Potatoes" when glass fragments were found in product samples.

The City of Minneapolis has been asking this company to clean up the plant due to the horrible odor. It is the worst company in the City of Minneapolis. The stink is due to piles and piles of rotten potatoes and other items heaped in piles outside of the warehouse. The City of Minneapolis has issused up to $7000.00 in citations for odor violations. This is more than any other company.

This really disturbs me. This is what I would call a huge problem. I mean why in the world would they continue to let this company do business especially when it comes to food preparation and service. There has been ongoing problems and investagations with this company for the past 7 years. Seven years!!!!! Where were the authorities here? I mean we are talking about food that people consume that could contain listeria, not to mention the black mold exposure and exposure to rats and rodents. When I think about this situation, it really concerns me.