(Un)Holy Cow!

[Aggie]

The problem with Canadian food supply chains is that many of them dangle dangerously southward. 

The Canadian list follows a recall by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which currently lists 101 products.

All items contain hydrolysed vegetable protein (HVP), which is used as a flavour enhancer in many processed foods, such as soups, hot dogs, sauces, and snack foods. The HVP was produced by Basic Foods in Las Vegas, where FDA inspectors detected the salmonella bacteria.

FDA directory here: http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/HVPCP/

Any vegetarians feeling smug about this thread are encouraged to check out the wide range of tofu products on the list.

[Lindorm]

This summer, I read a little article in an out-of-the way section of a respected Swedish business news magazine. The article told about the visit of a US trade delegation to Sweden as part of an effort to increase US trade with the European Union. Among the particular concerns of the US representatives was apparently trying to get the EU ban on treating poultry meat with chlorine as a disinfectant, which the US considered to be a major hindrance to international trade and "ultimately hurting the consumer with higher prices". Thanks for your concern, but I prefer my poultry free from chlorine, antibiotics, salmonella, e. coli and other US industrial delicacies.