The Trouble with Chicken (full documentary) | FRONTLINE

[@maynardskunk7612]

I work for a national supermarket chain that has a very busy deli. We treat the chicken as if it's radioactive, and that is how I train all the employees. Always treat chicken as if it has salmonella. Temperature check every batch of chicken, several pieces not just one. But I've been a cook for most of my life and take my profession very seriously. You're dealing with the public and their trust

[@theresachung703]

Your attitude is inspiring. Respect

[@Savageviews1607]

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[@lyndaehrich5809]

I worked for a steak house with an extensive salad bar. Croutons, pumpkin seeds, and the like were kept in cabinets under the salad bar. Owner/manager told me to restock the salad bar. Opened the cabinets and found all these large cans of pumpkin seeds that didn't even have any kind of lid. Not even saran wrap. Completely wide open. I was aghast. I said to him, "don't you realize this is a huge magnet for mice?" He seemed surprised. Oh, I should mention every night the restaurant put out about 20 mouse traps, and every morning we found them filled. And the idiot didn't realize there was a connection. I quit. Restaurant closed now.

[@johnrafferty8664]

Pumpkin seeds in a salad bar? Never seen that before.

[@jose98937]

Bravo! not every facility has people like you! not to mention the Government !!!!!! !

[@CarloAldo]

All the mousetraps filled! mice are clever and learn to avoid. For all the traps to be filled that's some serious infestation!

[@rosemaryus-ct6151]

incompetence is everywhere. i'm an RN. In the medical office of our facility, in the storeroom, boxes of laytex gloves were stored in the same cabinet as non-laytex gloves. i was aghast and moved them in separate cabinets as far apart as i could. sometimes u just have to wonder how the people in charge managed to get their jobs.

[@samirsupnekar]

Yuuucckkkk!!!! Disgustafalootin!!!!

[@hail_seitan_]

Whoever is in charge of the "haunting music" department of Frontline needs a raise

[@DELICIOUSSSROZAYY69]

❤️❤️

[@MrTwenty20video]

Our USDA is a mess. So many dangerous products are on the shelves for decades with limited oversight or ignored.

[@RynaxAlien]

Stop evil meat industry - go vegan

[@mr.chocolate3721]

The laws of this country protect corporations not its citizens.

[@TheRoadfarmer]

Laws that were drafted by politicians that people keep voting for every election season. Politicians are in the pocket of corporations. Get rid of the politicians and you get rid of corporations bending laws in their favor

[@twt000]

@@TheRoadfarmer Which party hates all regulations? Trump/GOP did this.

[@marktheshark7754]

Protect yourself. It's not the government's job, nor should anyone ever want the boobs in Washington in charge of protecting us.

[@melodeelewis462]

They sure do!

[@twt000]

@@marktheshark7754 To a point. Americans enjoy laws and logical regulations, it's what makes America and it's economy strong. Once you care about something other than yourself you will see it differently.

[@wendeln92]

I worked in a banquet facility that served a lot of chicken, I never got over how careless the owner/head chef and chef were about handling chicken and other raw meats. They would cut up whole chickens and just wipe their hands and go on to handling other foods. I ate almost nothing in that place. The owner would always get mad at me because I would really cook the chicken and wouldn't rely on just going to the desired temperature, I would go beyond, all he cared about was being able to reuse the left overs. they would pour the bloody water from the boxes in the same sink they would toss their knives in and other foods. I was the only one who would bleach the knives, tables, cutting boards, sinks and they treated me like I was the one who didn't know what I was doing. So thankful I do not work there anymore.

[@pnut5066]

Wow! I absolutely believe you! I just made a comment above that for yrs soak all of my meat poultry beef and fish as well all my fish seafood...AND YES...I clean w bleach I add it to my dishwasher and clean my counter tops and stove...the entire kitchen!

[@helainamcclanahan6341]

Call them out by name.

[@FearfulWonderful]

@@helainamcclanahan6341 I think Banquet. I’m familiar with their frozen entrees, but I’m not sure what else they sell

[@smith7388]

You should have reported them

[@mujtabaalam5907]

@@FearfulWonderful No it's a specific banquet hall, not a food brand named Banquet

[@christophersharp1884]

My 2 year old almost died from this outbreak. He was hospitalized for 3 weeks and sent home with iv medication for 2 weeks after we got home. That we had to learn to administer. It was a very scary and heartbreaking time for our family but Thank God and the wonderful doctors he is now a very healthy and active young boy that is the champion of his soccer team.

[@jesscarter6504]

Thank God, Christopher!! ⚽️⚽️

[@cherylween4973]

Did you and your family stop eating chickens?

[@tripendicular]

@@cherylween4973 most people get sick from vegetable recalls.

[@bvl98]

Thank GOD for you.

[@cherylween4973]

@@tripendicular do they really? I don't. How is that relevant anyway and I asked Christopher, not you 🤔

[@marcovillareal6163]

I love PBS and "Frontline" and this particular episode is another real eye opener for me. They're so informative.

[@jasonrichter497]

Our food is far too important to handle so lightly. My heart sinks when I think that people are being made sick or worse by greed.

[@MiroBG359]

Or you know... Cook chicken thoroughly 🙄

[@jinolin9062]

@@MiroBG359 obviously, and I agree with you, but to completely acquit companies of guilt is also wrong. They should shoulder some sort of responsibility, especially is the safety and welling being of the general public is ignored. And it’s not just chicken, vegetables also have salmonella on the surface, so you should always wash them.

[@jasoncastle8234]

which is why you should eat only REAL food.... its so simple but 90% cant figure it out... ppl are just the polar opposite of smart these days.

[@leayape]

​​@@MiroBG359 Exactly! No rare or medium rare "nothing" for me, yuck!

[@leayape]

​@@jinolin9062 Wow! Thanks for that! I eat a lot of veggies, and wash them all except for iceberg lettuce, broccoli and cauliflower.

[@chgofirefighter]

Food industry, drug companies, big banks, and corporations, etc have laws that protects their best interests and not the public.

[@bluestormcloud791]

I agree completely but there is no way for the government to protect the public from the dangers of eating under cooked chicken without banning the sale of raw chicken.

[@barbarafogle3541]

Also we supposedly vote in the lawmakers when really they are lobbied in by these companies for life terms so the laws never change and the money keeps Rollin.

[@fishhuntadventure]

Exactly! The comments saying it’s ‘capitalism’ is at fault. So dumb. Corruption is at fault.

[@factorylad5071]

When I raised a complaint because I had gotten food poisoning from an out of date pork product bought at their supermarket they threatened to call the police and suggest I was in the act of robbing the cash desk!!!

[@morriisonsmicrogrowery3366]

aka corporate oligarchy

[@rossc7006]

I worked for a company that produced and maintained food service equipment for the biggest companies you can think of. The lack sanitation, and lack of quality control, and zombie employees that don't care in these plants would shock you.

[@leahmeriwether2995]

does not shock

[@sentryogmixmaster]

to be expected. most average men don't bother to lift the toilet seat(ring) before they pee all over it and also they do not wash their hands after.

[@johnhopper6521]

😢

[@apathyguy8338]

Treat your employees like their livestock and why should they care?

[@sentryogmixmaster]

@@apathyguy8338 it's called personal integrity. something you have when you aren't only a reactionary type person but take pride in your work.

[@wvhillgal]

my oldest son worked for the plant in Moorefield, WV and they were not allowed to wear a mask or gloves. He became extremely ill when a piece of chicken fell off the line into his mouth. Took him to a hospital in Moorefield and told them I was worried about salmonella and insisted on testing and they did and poo poo'd it off. They said they would contact us if they found anything. One week later he had lost 50 pounds and was unable to eat. We took him to Maryland and he had caught campylobacter. They said if diagnosed fast, he could have been treated but his digestive system was already wiped out. It had to be reported to the state because it's so dangerous (the plant denied his workmens comp claim even though it happened other times). This went on to where he had to have his stomach removed. He died in 2009. You never hear of campylobacter and it's the most dangerous

[@thornforrest5503]

So sorry for your loss. Your story breaks my heart.

[@africansister]

😢😢 sorry for your loss. I wish that the workers sue that company

[@MissHeird]

I am so sorry! And that he suffered so much. 😢😢 Why did that pos company not allow gloves and masks?

[@rosemaryus-ct6151]

i'm so sorry u lost ur son.

[@NewstatePlayer100]

Despite being world leader why they can't afford to give gloves and mask are they poor something? Person dies but nobody is accountable is sad

[@JhonArevalo07281989]

Frontline just does it well! The narrator's voice is classic.

[@MrMikeChain]

Will Lyman is certainly one of the best voice over actors.

[@robertdobrodziej3639]

@@MrMikeChain po

[@MrMikeChain]

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[@realityvanguard2052]

Meh. Its bullshit. Pbs? They have ads ..

[@simonrosas7937]

It really makes me feel like I'm about to be well informed..

[@cannonwinder]

Imagine if all news stories were as through and unbias as these PBS Frontline documentaries are. We love good journalism.

[@matthewsmith5374]

The problem is the US government rolled back the very laws that were supposed to protect against the media becoming the corporate outrage machine it has become.

[@JamesJackson-dq2tj]

As a food inspector I will disregard your comment.

[@BrokeBillionare]

@@JamesJackson-dq2tj why is that good sir?

[@fluxcapacitor1621]

Right wing media has conspiracy theory journalism, not investigative journalism.

[@stormraysdad470]

We can dream ❤

[@D4RKxHOR1ZoN]

GREED has no room for safety, no matter the industry....trust no company ever....it's all about the money. 💯💯💯

[@bdaylypgncz1623]

Money and overpopulation holding hands!

[@williamkreth]

So you grow and produce all your own things? That's impressive

[@D4RKxHOR1ZoN]

@@williamkreth that's funny you bring that up... I'm in Colorado and yes I have a small farm here. The food industry is literally killing us, they don't care about the quality of the products they sell, what's a health lawsuit to a billion dollar industry. They produce for profit and nothing more. Foods at the markets are total garbage. I can bet that the people in the food production industry don't eat the food they put on shelves👍💢💯

[@Batman-tb6fq]

Wow!!!! I was thinking of the same thing . It's about the dollar

[@brianjohnson9456]

@@D4RKxHOR1ZoN Agreed! I’m not a fan of the food, medical or pharmaceutical industries in this corporation we call america! It’s only about the corporate bottom line & not about protecting the people. If people get sick & die, IT’S THEIR PROBLEM! Damn the torpedoes full steam ahead!!!😠

[@pearsc5d]

Don't want to get sick ! Don't shop in a grocery store , don't buy big brands , don't buy highly processed foods , oils or sugars . Try a local grower, small farms, and eat seasonal , what's available. Can and dehydrate what you can if possible. Just these basics will improve your health.

[@ww32]

Just wash your vegetables properly and cook your meat properly. That is what you need to do. Unless it’s Nero Virus, then you can’t do anything about it, you’re screwed.

[@NewstatePlayer100]

Gut health matters dear Europeans

[@JonathanXLindqviust]

It's fascinating and disgusting in equal measure watching this as an European, especially a nordic. We have 0 tolerance for *any* salmonella. It's EU-news when it's found. You can sell chickens without having such subpar standards that are cruel towards the poultry and the consumers.

[@Praisethesunson]

Look. Letting the occasional disease outbreak happen makes the shareholders that own our meat Industry slightly richer. So it's a risk they are willing to subject the rabble to.

[@ij2426]

America is a just a terrible country.

[@Praisethesunson]

@@ij2426 It's a global imperial empire actually.

[@kush4286]

Europe’s success comes from mixing capitalism with other systems. Unlike Merica which goes hard core capitalism like it’s a cult.

[@colindixon9916]

Bombs away!🤣

[@smeador00]

This is insane.. I worked for Nestle Purina for a while and the amount of testing which was performed on dog food was crazy… the fact that we don’t test the same for our food, more insane..

[@pwood6532]

@Zoot Rollo many people pets died from the melamine scandal and untold numbers developed cardiomyopathy from the grain free pet food fad.what a callous ignorant comment.what s wrong w you...hate animals for some unfathomable reason?

[@shla571]

I've heard some horrific stories about how that causes terminal illness in dogs. NOT a good brand at all

[@FearfulWonderful]

@@shla571 wait what? Seriously?

[@smeador00]

@@FearfulWonderful Every single brand will have a critic stating how unsafe they are. If you do enough digging, the scientist who claim each brands safeness are very likely being compensated by another, competing brand. Having worked there I can say that product safety always top of mind, and they are very strict on all GMP standards.

[@tiffanyr4355]

Smfh

[@WTF-sh4is]

@19:10 It takes a lot of courage as a VP to admit to wrongdoing publicly. Mike Robach is a true stand up guy. Making the right call to recall all that meat was probably the hardest thing he had to do and was massively unfavorable by his board. But he did it and we should thank him. Also, staying strong and admitting fault to Frontline, more executives should follow his lead. Props to Mike and thank you for making the right call…

[@babagandu]

Miss Americans like that ...

[@4partmedia]

Fuck that. He was forced by stake holders to take action or lose stock funding. That's it. Pure money moves- you can sugar that bullshit all you want tho, sonny boy.

[@J.Law260]

Praising a company for Issuing a recall is like praising a drunk driver who apologizes after killing someone in a crash. It’s too little too late. If they actually cared and wanted to address the issue they’d address it before the product hits the shelf.

[@Praisethesunson]

No it doesn't. Cargill is a private corporation. The man literally will face no consequences for this.

[@melodeelewis462]

Amazing, he's one in a million.

[@jackieeastom8758]

I am 64 years old, The first meat I ever ate was chicken! I received a poultry award in high school agriculture! Chicken must be cooked and handled properly to prevent salmonella poison! Been that way all my life!

[@l-b284]

maybe that's the missing piece: what is "handled properly?" Even touching the package at the store could be problematic. People don't seem to have that paranoia/level of suspicion for food born illness anymore. Side note: I never knew what pork tasted like growing up because my parents. who grew up during the depression, were convinced you had to burn it until it was like shoe leather to be safe...they kept talking about worms.

[@moffibr4678]

I am grateful for PBS and Frontline. We are blessed to get this free for many years. The narrators voice represents truth to me.

[@HS-vr9ml]

Scarry stuff

[@donzellallen3394]

Poor little guy. That broke my heart to see lil man’s expression. He was in so much pain. But he was a soldier. God bless🙏🏿

[@randomshorts739]

The family got 6.5mil compo still shouldn’t have happened

[@lisad2701]

Your imaginary friend already "blessed" him by poisoning him.

[@Smokr]

@@randomshorts739 6.5 million because the mother didn't know how to cook chicken. Insane. Poor kid.

[@randomshorts739]

@@Smokr are you really that stupid cooking doesn’t kill all germs

[@TahtahmesDiary]

@@Smokr Your inner need to defend a billion dollar corporation of any responsibility to have sanitary practices and prompt recalls when they know an illness has occurred is baffling, yet intriguing. Covid taught us they will literally kill their own workers, idk why it’s such a stretch to admit to their negligence. Also the grandma had it first, and she could have gotten from raw eggs, not just poorly cooked chicken. Have some empathy.

[@donaldvincent]

So I can get sick from eating a legally sold chicken part, then lose my house to the medical bills.

[@HolyReality]

Yes. And then the bank can count the repossession as a loss against their taxable income, then turn around and sell the house again for profit. ‘Merica And the hospital you go to when you are dying is going to be for profit Along with your health insurance, assuming you even have it

[@Fleurae]

The American Dream

[@marygard4608]

Probably. The Land of The Free means free to take your chances.

[@brodyllc]

@@marygard4608 wait mrs. lard so your telling me, communist countries don’t have semolina and E. coli issues ?

[@marygard4608]

@@brodyllc Clever. I am bested at every turn.

[@donclowers7666]

More and more I believe issues like this are due to the way we handle and process food on industrial scales.

[@ivyherstory]

Thank you again Frontline, for always providing free and unbiased journalism.

[@raptango_na6199]

lol geez. Frontline is hugely biased. Just not about chicken

[@m74796]

😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆

[@paulplatt2622]

Lol, lol, lol.....

[@desireawinton9745]

@@raptango_na6199 Everyone to you, who don't lie and make sh!t up, by spreading lies and misinformation, not being honest with the citizens, are always to some people bias?" Hell you got politicians in office that don't think we should know where our food comes from? and will hide the truth about anything wrong and crooked!! Like making employees work in unsafe, disease and virus conditions, then hate on the people who fight for better working conditions, for employees?"

[@raptango_na6199]

@@desireawinton9745 Frontline is part of PBS, which is part of the Democrat Party media establishment. They might tell the truth about some things but if the subject moves to politics they might as well be mslsd

[@PamelaThrasher]

From meat to milk, the food industry is so disgusting 😫

[@theprimitivista]

it's abhorrent

[@karenabrams8986]

Agreed. Combined with how ignorant people are regarding safe cooking practices at home it’s a dangerous mix. I learned how to properly sanitize a sink while working at Hardee’s in the 90’s. I only know of one other person who does the three step process on my kitchen sink. She also has restaurant work in her background.

[@avmail7097]

still no interest to promote eating less animals though

[@ceces8947]

@@karenabrams8986 They’ve got people to overly sanitizing their counters and hands and this sanitizing is a new disease in the making. Sanitizers make people sick. The only alcohol I use is the one that’s in wine... all the other stuff is poison.

[@karenabrams8986]

I’ve been using bar keepers friend since the 90’s. I’m probably very behind on my sanitizers. We’re working on cutting back on eating meat. Been doing back yard farm ville growing onions and potatoes with the kids, not wasting stuff. It’s taken some creative budgeting to make it work. Meat and produce are both so expensive. I can’t believe we’re the only ones trying to figure out ways to stop bleeding money in groceries with multiple strategies. I’ve even got a dandelion patch for fresh arugula when I need it.

[@Radhaun]

This all just makes me so grateful that my family can produce our own meat and eggs. A lot of these illnesses are due to overuse of antibiotics in chickens owing to the absolutely terrible conditions those animals are subjected to. My birds are clean and healthy and I process the birds so I know they're handled correctly.

[@MermaidTreasureHunter]

@Radhaun, I agree, it is lucky that your family can produce your own meat and eggs. You definitely have more control. I would be fascinated to see what testing would show on your products.

[@heidimisfeldt5685]

Absolutely the way to go. You know that you can trust, how you prepare your own food.

[@brianallison1913]

I know a guy that worked at Tyson briefly and he walked out because of how cruel they are to the chickens. He said forklifts would run over the ones that got loose and we're walking around and guys would take several by their feet and pitch them like horseshoes into a hopper where they began processing. He walked out when he was asked to cover for a guy and saw what he had to do. He ha to feed dead chickens into a machine that shot super heated steam on them to make the feathers come off easy. The only problem was most of the chickens were still alive. A guy fed some in he turned around and left. His exact words were "I would never have thought a chicken could scream. I can still hear it in my head. I've never ate chicken since."

[@StephenJelinek]

I do the same. I have 400 meat bird chicks on order for 2022. I do not charge for my birds. People just donate what they can. Some people come help me process and I pay them with chickens. Some people donate beyond market price knowing I help people in need.

[@crieverytim]

what is the time and money commitment to feed a family of 4 and a 30lb dog? looking at chickens of pheasants

[@freemagicfun]

I used to be a cook back in the 1980s. We regularly got notices from the health department about increases in salmonella in the chicken. (sometimes almost 90%). We were just told to be careful of cross contamination, and ensure we cook it to the right temp. That was standard with factory farmed meat.

[@dferrantiJfr]

@dferrantiJfr 1 second ago It's not the handlers of the animals parts and kitchens. WAKE UP AMERICA the animals are being JABBED like HUMANS with CONTAMINATED TOXIC CHEMICALS.. IT'S IN ALL THE JABS AND ALL THE FOODS AND THE WATERS THAT GROW THE FOODS...IT'S NOT THE HANDLERS. IT'S THE FOOD CARTEL / WHILE THE PHARMA CARTEL IS SHARIG THE TOXINS THAT MAKE UP THE VIALS FOR THE SHOTS

[@kathym5936]

Narrators voice is so brilliant and intense he could read the phone book and make it sound interesting ... great work 👏 A great programme and great journalism

[@S.H.A.D.O.999]

Yes, absolutely...I like the adjectives you used to describe his voice. On point.

[@Camie.in.Philly]

My daughter almost died from salmonella when she was 2. She's now 32 but has had life long issues with her kidneys.

[@marvinmahehu1848]

It's people's life stories that remind me we are only alive and healthy purely by God's grace.

[@qt6120]

@@marvinmahehu1848 what??????

[@kellysims5732]

Im sorry to hear that. I hope she stays well.

[@TheofficialDropthatbeat]

Go vegetarian people

[@blackduk6200]

@@TheofficialDropthatbeat ..You'll never wash vegetables enough. Lol Have you ever watched what goes on in a commercial field? 😅😆

[@jameeledwards8836]

I'm grateful and appreciative for PBS! I've been watching your programming, for more years than I care to count, lol, about every imaginable topic. Definitely a blessing to everyone who views your content! Thank you and continued success going forward!

[@lavertable]

Huge difference in the news that makes billions a year just lying and using no bit of investigation, VS Frontline that has no 15 commercials in your face while we are being attacked by Russia and China cause our votes and taxes need war with all countries. Example > Front line spends over a million dollars for 1 subject on investigation . All other news stations use under 500 dollars for 1 subject and will be bias 100%

[@number1enemyoftheuseless985]

You mean the same PBS that kept their mouth shut when they knew about Epstein?

[@CordeliaWagner]

And eat your chicken! 😁

[@marciathehooligan9967]

Very insightful & good programming

[@jameeledwards8836]

@@CordeliaWagner I think about this episode everytime I walk by the hot foods section of my local Acme or Shoprite. 👀😳

[@cherylcooper1885]

My grandma would always bathe her chicken in salted water and white vinegar. Never got sick.

[@AsifAAli]

And what about you? What do you bathe your chicken in? Vodka? 😂

[@cherylcooper1885]

@@AsifAAli no.. But let me know how it works for you!

[@AsifAAli]

@@cherylcooper1885 I don't drink.

[@KitrynPeppers]

Smart grandma! Thx for the insight! ❤

[@mountainman4859]

Can’t imagine what that did to their feathers.

[@aliyamoon80]

Thirty plus years ago, I completed a public health rotation for completion of my BSN. The public health nurse told me that all American chicken was contaminated with salmonella. That stuck with me. I never looked at chicken the same way

[@shaunbarnett2972]

LOL bacteria are ubiquitous. It's not just chicken.

[@pwood6532]

@@shaunbarnett2972 yes but birds shit and piss out of the same hole... the cloaca.when slaughtered this liquidy excrement splatters EVERYWHERE ..that is why they dip the carcasses in a vat of chlorine.industrially produced chicken is really a disgusting product! I too never looked at chicken the same way after my public health courses.yikes!I doubt the industry wants to publicize this to the average consumer.

[@mamasimoneau]

​@edwardschlosser1, you can still get sick with Salmonella even if it's cooked properly

[@dw3403]

It is. I cant believe people do not know this. Turtles also can carry it. It always has been. I was taught about it as a young child. This is nothing new. Its about cooking it well and cleanliness. And never handle raw chicken without rubber gloves. It can get into a cut in the hand and you can lose the hand. Bleach water will sterilize your cutting boards.

[@africansister]

​@@mamasimoneaucan u plz explain, I throughly cook our meat

[@licksnkicks1166]

So glad I am vegan. I haven’t eaten meat for 12 years and am very happy!

[@hojo70]

Plants carry pathogens too! Harmful germs found on leafy greens include norovirus, Salmonella, Listeria, and Cyclospora.

[@licksnkicks1166]

@@hojo70 yes they do. You just have to be meticulous when cleaning your fruits and veggies. Nothing more nothing less.

[@bgbarclay8223]

me too!

[@ernestsosa7153]

Sorry for that 😮!

[@crand20033]

So, are you overweight?

[@hillbillyhookin1986]

I used to work for Perdue chicken in Lewiston NC let's just say I'll never eat chicken again unless I raise it myself

[@eyemnew2991]

That's what they say on their chicken commercial. When better chickens are raised, we will raise them.

[@raaaaaaarr]

:( I am not religious but we lost God long ago. How dare we treat animals the way we do when we ourselves are animals. I would go vegetarian overnight to boycott if I hadn't already done that and became anemic.. Maybe I'll try again and do it better this time. Pescatarian

[@eyemnew2991]

@@raaaaaaarr Ikr.... I'm not religious either, I didn't say I didn't believe in God. We treat animals and unwanted unborn babies like they are trash. It makes me wonder, who are the animals.

[@alliecatarts]

@@raaaaaaarr All animals are gods creatures and all of them are treated horribly in the agriculture industry. Dairy cows are probably treated the worse.. They're raped & repeatedly have their babies stolen or killed, before being slaughtered. Fish are treated terribly too, not to mention all the other poor creatures they capture in the nets. There's tons of factors that can cause anemia. For one, dairy inhibits iron absorption, while vitamin c can increase absorption. There's more but you can do your own research if you want. I was anemic for many, many years. Within a month of going whole foods plant based, my iron levels (as well as everything else) has been perfect ever since. Just sharing in hopes my experience can help someone else. Being anemic was the worst. Best of luck to you!

[@raaaaaaarr]

@@alliecatarts I'm so happy to read from people who understand! Such a relief instead of the, 'stfu I like meat' days. Thanks for the info

[@sergebaron9086]

Inspectors getting paid under the table . The hell of human lives .

[@WaningGibbous]

People got sick and some died, but no public announcement about foster farms chicken being deadly. The corporations are too powerfull and we need to change this. No mega farms! Use our voices.

[@Mark_Chandler]

breeding ground for the next pandemic

[@9ZERO6]

Raise your own.

[@marktheshark7754]

The chicken is only deadly if you fail to thoroughly cook your meat and sanitize the cutting boards and knives used to chop the raw meat. This is simple food safety handling techniques that used to be "common sense" back in the days before refridgeration.

[@combatmedic91-b76]

Tyson now newest problem.

[@Soul_Alpha]

Here here!

[@LoriGirlTexas]

I was hospitalized with salmonella when I was in my early 20s. I couldn't stop vomiting and then I passed out. When I woke up I was in an ambulance. Fortunately, everything turned out ok.

[@davidb2206]

What had you eaten? Can you identify the source?

[@btappan88]

Instant click. Love these frontline documentaries

[@errolkim1334]

Let's go Brandon

[@ThatBlueFalcon]

@@errolkim1334 I believe you're looking for 4 chan. This is "fake news" apparently so go back to your echo chamber pls

[@kovy689]

@@ThatBlueFalcon Let’s go Brandon!!!

[@ThatBlueFalcon]

@@kovy689 Ok boomer.

[@kovy689]

@@ThatBlueFalcon Let’s go Brandon!!!

[@fiestaspirit]

I worked in several restaurants and in one grocery store. The way they handled food was disgusting. All they care about is profits and speed. The market changed expiration dates on food so they could sell it beyond the sell-by dates. It’s definitely not about the consumer.

[@lah-tee5412]

The worst place I worked was a Chinese restaurant. Absolutely disgusting. I won’t eat out anywhere any longer. Never seen anything like it before

[@lawrencerowe6440]

The power of the industry's lobbyists should never be underestimated.

[@yaantsudnbesdai972]

This "frog" who narrates all the FRONTLINE episodes is a hell of a narrator. A very distinct, personable, and clear PINOCCHIO voice. His intonation -though slightly 'gruff' and of a lower 'octave' is also superb. He doesn't mutter, he doesn't spit, he doesn't stumble. In his own PINOCCHIO peculiar way, he always makes FRONTLINE episodes more interesting than they would otherwise be...

[@ooooowwussthaataseloik2866]

I'm not sure what the hell you are saying, but i'll take you're word for it.

[@patriciaeddy7629]

I love his voice His voice is serious, seemingly very direct and succinct. Fantastic narrator!

[@sueprator9314]

@@ooooowwussthaataseloik2866 Agree. Pinocchio way?? Pinocchio didn't speak in the Disney movie....wth...?? His voice is smooth, kind of husky, just great.

[@trestres236]

Frog?.. Pinocchio?.. What the hell are you talking about?

[@JayP-vh9wc]

What drugs did you take before typing this out ?

[@snakehead214]

Its interesting how the whole documentary is only about the poultrys journey starting in the slaughter house. Salmonella and its antibiotic strains dont just apear in the slaughter house, they are brought there with the chickens.

[@l-b284]

that is an excellent point, and relevant to this story, because FF owns everything in the supply chain starting with the eggs.

[@leskobrandon6950]

Having worked in the restaurant industry for 21 years I'm wondering what kind of food safety these people are aware of. There are temperatures and hold times and handling practices that can eliminate the treat almost 100 percent. Education about food preparation is needed like it was in school 20 years ago.

[@FORRESTtheunoriginal]

This is not a consumer problem. This is a problem of the chicken industry not wanting to lower profits by increasing testing and so on.

[@leskobrandon6950]

@@FORRESTtheunoriginal No amount of testing is going to keep people from handling and cooking foods incorrectly. Educating people so they know how to prevent food borne illness is the most logical way to prevent sickness.

[@davidgarrett4852]

You didn't watch the video, did you?

[@leskobrandon6950]

@@davidgarrett4852 I did. Responsibility falls with the corporation and the consumer.

[@brucelee5576]

@@leskobrandon6950 Amen ! We should always be the last line of defense to protect our love ones.

[@JonBoltinghouse]

Being a US ARMY veteran of the Medical Corps and trained in Laboratory Technician and Field Sanitation I believe that the problem would likely originate in the equipment. Specifically the first stages of slaughter equipment and the personnel directly involved in the handling and packaging. This is a bacteria introduced by a vector seeking a host and is transported by touch. It is alarming that with so many brilliant minds that we are subjected to the continuous saga of red tape and political stifling that our abilities become powerless. Waiting and watching for severe illness and death to knock on our door again and again shows an utter lack of basic humanity.

[@donnacook5552]

If one of those Lobbyist's family members or power players were stricken, God Forbid, then I bet you'd see REAL change. As long as they and their families are not affected, it's easy to go on with business as usual. Very sad state of affairs. I'm so sad for the victims and their families. This really opened my eyes, and thank you for this reporting. My doctor just advised me to eat chicken and turkey as a precaution, and stay away from beef and ham products. I'm going to remind him about the salmonella factor. I got it once, years ago, and was quite ill, but survived it and the antibiotics worked thank God. It was traced back to the restaurant in San Antonio, and there were other victims I learned. I'm a lucky girl for sure!

[@michelemcguire8995]

@@donnacook5552 they don't care, they kill their own,,that's a fact!!

[@achayootto4221]

In the Poultry field after Sanitation Team has completed their job and before operation USDA does a thorough inspection of each department along with HACAAP Team..and USDA starting with Live Receiving, Evisceration, Chillers , Rehang, Deli- WOGS ect.. and so on will begin to release each department fit operation. So this again the ball is thrown back to USDA team.

[@monosmou3336]

You clearly don’t know much about the chicken business

[@Agent-ie3uv]

@@garrettgentry4417 and use separate chopping board for raw meat. I've seen food vloggers chop everything from raw, cooked, veggies, meat, bread into one board and it poses food contamination

[@amore_93]

Thank god I became vegan few months ago anf lost around 30 pounds and i feel amazing no regrets

[@KAWTELENUH]

Vegans aint safe. Vegetables have their own pesticides problem to worry about

[@upamaish]

@@KAWTELENUH haha point bro point 🤐

[@mathisnotforthefaintofheart]

As a child I always thought vegetarians were "weird" people, yet I am now a flexitarian: I eat very little meat. fish off and on, otherwise mostly veggies. The whole animal industry is beyond sick!

[@chicagoresident973]

But fish has microscopic pieces of plastic & Mercury in them. 😂😮. Lobbying needs to be ilegal, and small farms promoted. Big corporations would have to care about people 1st, profits 2nd.

[@lisa._.the._.lovely]

I really was unaware of the extent to how unmodern these safety standards are... with all this tech, this could be easily a thing of the past.

[@garylee12345]

Oh eating meat soon will be a " thing of the past " Its all part of the climate change agenda ! Go watch SOILENT GREEN because that's the future for us little ppl. Only the " elites " will be allowed to eat meat in the not so distant future ! When a storm comes , have the federal division of cities municipalities shut off the sewer & drainage systems. Even reverse them ! Flooding entire cities Start fires 🔥 call them wild Cop26 = a plan to make everyone a firm believer in a climate emergency !! Climate lockdown next ! These ppl deny God made this earth sustainable enough for all of us. They say he's flawed in his design. Oh wait , he doesn't exist at all. They're the saviors ! You'll 👀 💯

[@babagandu]

@Josh Fog yes called cooking 🍳

[@garylee12345]

Well well. Only 20 hrs ago I said climate Lock downs are coming and that gov is intentionally flooding cities to bring this about & behold , India today , the first country in the world to do just that !! Get ready because its coming to a town near you. As long as the ppl keep putting up with this & going along with it , it will NEVER stop & only increase to the point communism will become all too powerful to stop

[@LunacticInferno]

They don't want to put money towards paying/buying anything when the companies think it's all good cause it's worked for x years "without problems". Sheesh.

[@garylee12345]

I would be more worried about the trisodium phosfate in children's cereal than chicken !💯 My kids are educated to read ingredients on goods before buying & if you don't know the word , Google

[@shermanhofacker4428]

People who raise chickens are responsible for the bed bug resurgence. Birds are the natural carriers of bedbugs. My grandmother required everyone who spent time in the chicken house to strip outside and shower before coming inside to keep bedbugs out. Recently several neighbors found bedbugs in their homes all had someone in the home that worked in chicken houses.

[@cincin4515]

Lice too.

[@patriciashelton6644]

I think you're speaking of lice and not actual bed bugs. Bird lice is common, people who have lots of pigeons living around their home or apartment can get an infestation of lice. They to can infect the beds, clothes , furniture.

[@trish5111]

People only raise chickens because other people want to eat chickens and their eggs

[@ironmaiden4396]

mites too.

[@houseofancients]

and this ladies & gentleman is the reason the EU will not allow US Beef & poultry in. still i think most are missing the point. most of these infections stem from extremely large industrial meat slaught and packing.

[@angelathomas1962]

They need to sterilize their machine's in bween so much prosscessing,and repeat thjs process every 30 min to a hour are something, and when closing.employees need to do their job as well.

[@angelathomas1962]

I see cutting all the meat on same cuting board with out sanitizing in between if one is infected now all becomes infected,a lot of cross contamination going on right their by time it hits the meat market butchers do the same thing.

[@danielcunningham2394]

The thing that bothered me more than anything is this: I worked in refrigeration, particularly grocery store cases. In those cases shown the case has a load sticker on the sides of the case. This means you DO NOT PUT PRODUCT above the angle of the sticker because the refrigerated air can't cool the product. One thing that is a problem is it is a sticker, it wears off during cleaning, and different shelves can be added that allow disruption of the air curtain, worse, packaging placed atop the air vents kills off the airflow entirely.

[@nickmudd]

Props to the companies that stood up for what is right and willfully tried to correct anything they could like Cargill. Foster farms fighting against everyone just shows they are being shady

[@Praisethesunson]

Cargill has a massive lobby arm that makes sure they are never punished when this stuff happens.

[@melodeelewis462]

Exactly

[@kenyapressley6706]

and using cheap foreign labor for processing, too

[@dinhthai7066]

Please more food documentaries. So educational to watch.

[@Lamplighter4712]

Education on food safety in preparation , our young folks need this help ,

[@lirialeal4073]

@@Lamplighter4712 Yes!! More than ever we need to take a deep look into the laws that harm us, when are meant to protect. It sucks to see just how little power the State has over these industries, and because of lobbying. The State allowed for these companies to have so much power, and now they don't know what to do. They don't want to change the laws because then it would put the lives of people who go up against one of these companies such as Foster Farms in actual danger. The entire scenario is flawed and needs to be revised and reestablished with new, proper and respectful laws

[@Lamplighter4712]

@@lirialeal4073 here is what I do know about salmonella , it is natural to chicken flora and , those that work around chickens often become immune naturally , if you notice there was a high count of salmonella in most of those packages of chicken and yet few people got sick . Celantro, Kumbacha cure salmonella , a healthy gut biome will kill it . Fermented foods , keep the gut healthy . Also the fact that most women are working unable to breastfeed , is a contributor to many health problems children are having . But most infections are caused by a failure in immunity . These viruses and bacteria are all around us . I suspect we will see many attacks on farmers raising meat , As the forced vegan agenda rolls out. This will be another issue , people need lots of sunlight to process DHA protein and vitamin D , both essential for the health of the nervous system and health of the immune system . Most diseases are caused by a failure in the immune system. People living 33° north or south of the equator do not get enough sunlight to produce vitamin d and DHA , they have to have meat. .

[@Lamplighter4712]

@@lirialeal4073 again simply washing and rubbing with salt and being sure meats are fully cooked . Noticed the rest of the family ate this chicken and yet only the baby got sick . There were most likely immunity issues

[@lirialeal4073]

@@Lamplighter4712 yes, for sure most of bacteria and germs our immune system can handle. Im a human health student, and as one, I know that it is unacceptable to have such large levels of this specific salmonella they talk about, one that can lead to a worldwide outbreak. One thing is to be way to "clean" about things, which can actually do the opposite of what we think. We need germs to exist so we can as well, and we need to face them so our cells know who they are. But the fact is that, even tho our body can handle, the industry needs to pay more attention and respect to human and society needs. Its not the consumer's fault if the meat is contaminated, rigorous policy's need to be installed. We are now facing a somewhat pandemic of super bacterias all over the world, and its getting worse as people need more and more antibiotics. If less people get sick, less people will need the meds, therefore we have less bacteria that are an actual danger to us. See the logic? This is why this specific salmonella is unacceptable

[@thedude5599]

I took a tour of a chicken processing plant in 1986 threw my school food services program. The plant mangers said 1% of the birds come into this plant with Slamonella and 99.9 percent leave with it. AS meat cutting birds is on a asssembling line. They do not clean their knives between birds.

[@curiouskitten]

The "disassembly" path is certainly a good venue for cross contamination.

[@anastasiastrizhak8735]

I'm sure other facilities had that bacterial problem but they focus mainly on Foster farms. They should check all the poultry plants

[@CarloAldo]

Yeah, I find it unfair that they concentrate on one company.

[@binkwillans5138]

They all need to get held to account, one by one. Foster Farms were highly irresponsible. Other firms have taken note and started cleaning up their act.

[@uprightape100]

Foster Farms must have great lawyers and an amoral corporate code of conduct. Yikes.

[@Teolulz]

and Benjamin's under the table. that's why they never had to do a single recall and FSIS needed a ridiculous amount of "proof" to request a recall when it was "in the face" obvious what caused hundreds of these people sick.

[@dudleyrobinson4926]

Won't be eating any more of that Brand. 🤢

[@gmf8171]

Companies that large don't have one lawyer, they have an army of laywers.

[@machinesofgod]

Makes vegetarian/vegan diet more attractive. Obviously, the risk for salmonella isn't reduced to zero, but way less than chicken consumption.

[@danevannett1149]

Yeah just remind me what kinds of animal feces do they use growing veggies??? 🤔

[@JamesJackson-dq2tj]

Unless cooked properly and in sanitary kitchen.

[@dougelledge4042]

Outbreak from cantaloupes in Colorado a few years back, be careful

[@hydroaegis6658]

Respect to Cargill for even showing up on camera

[@Jspackman]

And for going above what’s “legally required” of them to do with recall, and fixing the problem.

[@marygard4608]

The first sighting of the very rare species The Stand Up Guy, Corporatia Humania.

[@lawsonj39]

And major disrespect to Foster Farms and the other meat processors who wouldn't allow PBS to film their facilities or provide interviews.

[@Praisethesunson]

@@Jspackman "Legally required" doesn't matter when they spend millions every year to make those "legal requirements" as worthless as possible.

[@solexxx8588]

All your meat is full of hormones and your grain is full of chemicals. Don't you ever wonder why Americans have the shortest lifespan in the G20?

[@fatautahiru7357]

Even,here in Ghana, I was happy when the source was Discovered.

[@theycallmetundraboy]

Good for Cargill for agreeing to be interviewed. By admitting a mistake, they've probably gained a lot more consumers.

[@redwhiteblue9866]

Yeah it's when these companies cover this stuff up that makes me the most nervous.

[@topiasr628]

Agreed. If a company trusts itself enough to speak on camera and be open to inspection, its a good start. Doesnt guarentee anything but is certainly a show of good faith

[@moniquem783]

I don’t live there, but if I did, after watching this I would be more inclined to buy Cargill chicken. And I would never buy Foster Farms again. If I was planning to have chicken and Foster Farms was the only option, I’d get a different protein and replan my meal. I’m sure many others would do the same. Good decision by Cargill, bad decision by Foster Farms.

[@albinoorca]

@@moniquem783 you could say Foster Farms has done nothing but Foster distrust

[@moniquem783]

@@albinoorca lol, indeed!

[@danadams6477]

I'm a survivor of Ecoli poisoning contracted from a salad that I bought and ate at 10 PM one night from a Wendy's restaurant back in early 1992. It damn near killed me. I did not seek medical attention. I rode it out for a couple of days and I was fine. I was young and dumb. I should have seemed medical attention so that it could have been traced back to the restaurant, and the public made aware. Perhaps I could have been awarded a aettlement.

[@Longtack55]

My friend Sally is a molecular microbiologist, and researched for the country's poultry producer board better methods to reduce salmonella during slaughter and processing. Much centered around isolating the gut from edible parts to prevent fecal contamination I believe. She said she'd never eat chicken again.

[@ThePuff_]

Sally makin that money 😮‍💨

[@mLswanson]

In the fall of 2022 I came down with e.coli and I can tell you it caused some of the worst pain I've ever had in my life! Even after I recovered, as my body was killing off the bacteria, I then came down with a rare condition called hemolitic uremic syndrom (HUS) which is caused by the e.coli bacteria releasing toxins into your blood and kidneys as it's broken down by the body. So just as I was getting better, I got worse again and my kidneys were being damaged by sheered off blood cells. I was carrying 25 pounds of fluid weight, I was anemic, and needed a second hospitalization and blood transfusions. I never could figure out where I got e.coli from. I rarely cook meat at home and I don't usually eat fast food. The only three possible infection sources I could come up with were produce from Whole Foods or Safeway, or a steak bowl from Chipotle. The whole incident resulted in me being out of work for a total of 4 weeks and two separate week-long hospitalizations. Thankfully I have good health insurance or I would have been bankrupted by all of that, to say nothing for the pain and suffering I went through, and the possibility of long-term kidney damage had I not gone back to the hospital soon enough when the HUS symptoms started setting in...

[@CarloAldo]

Damn! hope you are doing ok now

[@janedoe247]

I enjoy watching documentaries like this so much!!! So informative and eye-opening!!!

[@lavertable]

Yea it's against the law to tell the truth in Scamerica soo,, enjoy it while you can.

[@mgtowlevel5293]

Are you in Athens Georgia?

[@bjreed6088]

I nearly died from an ESBL toxic infection after eating chicken. That was 10 years ago. To this day, I can't eat chicken. My digestive system totally rejects it. And, the antibiotics I endured for 3 months afterwards drained me.

[@looijrestricted]

💀

[@cincin4515]

I fed raw chicken to my dog. The poor old thing pooped like a fire hose for the rest of her life. Nothing the vets could do for her, even elimination diets. The misery of cleaning the back yard up after her for 3 years was enough to never ever feed chicken to a dog again. Ever.

[@secretsauce4530]

​@@cincin4515why would you give you dog raw chicken?

[@CeravvvEgan]

So many reasons to skip animal products. I’ve been whole food plant based for 5 years and loving it. There is nothing I miss about meat, dairy, eggs, seafood etc at all.

[@blackduk6200]

I've been in food products since my 1st Deli job in 1972. If you knew how your food was grown, harvested & prepared, you'd stop eating. "Farm Fresh"? 🤣 😅 😆

[@CeravvvEgan]

@@blackduk6200 so true! And that’s what theses industries fight so hard to hide from consumers, with things like agricultural gagging laws etc. Most people who go into these places and see the whole process from start to finish, would never buy or eat it again. It’s l about the 💵

[@brownbagz]

Me too!

[@viyannalangager4039]

@@blackduk6200 ummm no. This is why I now grow as much of my own, literally, farm fresh foods as I am able to.

[@CeravvvEgan]

@@Herzog-II maybe stop being a bystander to the cruelty and damage done by animal agriculture. Carnivores eat other animals out of necessity - humans don’t have to. It is the position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics that appropriately planned vegetarian, including vegan, diets are healthful, nutritionally adequate, and may provide health benefits for the prevention and treatment of certain diseases. These diets are appropriate for all stages of the life cycle, including pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood, adolescence, older adulthood, and for athletes. Plant-based diets are more environmentally sustainable than diets rich in animal products because they use fewer natural resources and are associated with much less environmental damage. Vegetarians and vegans are at reduced risk of certain health conditions, including ischemic heart disease, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, certain types of cancer, and obesity. Low intake of saturated fat and high intakes of vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes, soy products, nuts, and seeds (all rich in fiber and phytochemicals) are characteristics of vegetarian and vegan diets that produce lower total and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels and better serum glucose control. These factors contribute to reduction of chronic disease. Vegans need reliable sources of vitamin B-12, such as fortified foods or supplements.

[@Tanya-ty2rc]

As a cook by trade.... salmonella isn't the type of bacteria when cooking I worry about... because if you know how to properly handle food.. ie don't let any cooked meat come into contact with surfaces or utensils that have come into contact with the uncooked meat prior to cooking ... and as bacteria doubles every 20 mins in ideal conditions ... do not leave any raw or cooked meats out for hours under temperate conditions ie food warmers on a warm bench .. as the bacterial count will be massive 2 to six hours later .. you can just cook it out.. the salmonella from meats ...just make sure the meat is at least 70 degrees Celcius all the way through internally..just make sure you cook the shit out of it :) ..!!. and it will not make you sick.. even if uncooked meats ie pork chicken have it on them..? which 25 to 30 percent of meats do .. I'm way more wary of the bacterial stafloccous aurus in wounds that get into food from a chef's infected finger he's cut or Clostridium perfingents in canned or preserved foods that don't need oxygen to multiply that truly give me nightmares 😢

[@Runningfromtheherd]

And just what do you think they did with all that recalled chicken??? I'm betting they sold it to a pet food company.....

[@KAWTELENUH]

Or 3rd world countries

[@eyemnew2991]

Some countries eat horse meat.

[@kathybehlen7088]

or a jail or prison, no joke.

[@kathybehlen7088]

I've been served literally green meat in jail.

[@Lenymadeit]

@@KAWTELENUH not a chance, a lot of the madness that happens in America would never be allowed in a 3rd world country.

[@WJWeber]

I’m a food science graduate. It’s very obvious it is really challenging to do this type of testing. The number one thing hammered throughout my schooling has always been food safety. Companies follow regulation and not much else. You also have the problem with people not cooking properly etc. people would be amazed about all the legally amounted things in food besides bacteria. I’m talking literal bits of insect, other debris etc. they have determined levels. When people cheat regulations there are even bigger problems. I’ve worked in several food environments to fast food to real production lines. Sadly food safety is not nearly as much of a priority in practice than i would’ve thought. People would be surprised. I’m more talking the little violations. I’ve never seen just rats running around or shit everywhere etc anywhere. Sadly shit like that happens all the time. What people should know so many people have food borne illnesses and never know. For a problem to become an outbreak or recall speaks volumes to how bad the problem is.

[@5bagsofpopcorn]

Isn't it really also on the consumer to know how to properly prepare food? If i ever prepare chicken I make sure it is fully cooked and if i even find a bit of pink in there I'll throw it back in the pan.

[@WJWeber]

@@5bagsofpopcorn this is when common knowledge isn’t always there. The meet being cooked properly reduces a lot of other problems. Keep in mind you are still exposing your kitchen to the pathogens.

[@crypton_8l87]

Ok.. so the little wild insect is "dirty" but not your mounds, roiling mounds of infected carcasses packaged into plastic squares?

[@lavertable]

Only if you can produce food in a vacuum ?

[@bobjary9382]

Anywhere and everywhere in london from the most expensive restaurants to the cheapest chicken shack there are rats . Millions of them. The men that collect the trash the rotting filth that piles up behind these places told me their depot is knee deep in rats . Rivers of them, so dense you cant see the floor . I dont eat out very often nowadays

[@purberri]

Just stop eating meat it's not just chicken you have to worry about

[@forzajuve4845]

the gall that this company hadn't gone the extra mile to make sure their chicken is safe and even with the smoking gun, still were standing their ground..years ago I had a pretty big piece of broken glass in a jar from Kelchner's Horseradish . I called the company and the owner himself came to my house. he was VERY concerned and of course asked for the jar back and sent me a free case ..he claimed they are not a big company and wanted to handle this himself . I didn't see the owner of foster's chicken going to visit the victim's houses

[@axlcujo3476]

Thank you PBS for all the years of service!

[@Nicole-kx9vg]

✨🌞✨🌞

[@fellzer]

@28:29 It was a relief to see this happy healthy kid in the interview. I kept waiting for the "and that's when he passed".

[@dewilew2137]

I can’t believe it takes this much runaround and hard evidence to get a damn company to do a recall. That’s so alarming. So basically if a product is ever recalled, it’s not just to be safe rather than sorry, it basically means things have gotten so bad that it’s unbelievable. Wow. From now on, i will always split my packages of frozen chicken, cooking half, then refreezing the other half. I’ll cook the second half once I know the first half was safe. If I get sick from the first half, at least I have the “smoking gun” evidence on ice. This is so horrible. Food poisoning is the worst pain I’ve ever experienced in my life, and when I had it, it was just from tinned jalapeños that were kind of “off”. I can’t imagine what salmonella poisoning feels like!

[@trestres236]

Thats a good plan

[@LesbieHonest]

Need 9 million studies PROVING over and over nothing but beneficial results with everything that's illegal drug wise shrooms CURE ALMOST ALL MENTAL HEALTH DEALING WITH ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, ANOREXIA AND PROBABLY HUNDREDS MORE, MARIJUANA, MDMA CURES PTSD AND THESE WERE DONE WITH MICRO DOSING WITH PROFESSIONAL THERAPY... CURED 80 AMERICAN VETERANS BUT GOVERNMENT WON'T PROVIDE FUNDING

[@susank4878]

Just stop eating it at all. Even having the packages in your home will contaminate it.

[@C2CSubCommander]

Jack in the Box was only cooking their burgers to 155F. I know this because an employee friend of mine and I were talking about our jobs, I was trainer at McDonald's, and she worked at Jack in the Box. I told her 155F degrees was to low at temperature, and the burgers had to be cooked higher. And her response was, she was just following her manager' s direction and the Heath department in Seattle rarely visited her store.

[@sinrock85]

Dude. Cargill. 👏👏👏👏👏👏 THAT is how you make a mistake as a business, admit to negligence, correct the problems, and welcome back the press for tours. I’ll be damned if that isn’t absolutely everything I think we as consumers could hope for from a corporation. Good for you V.P., that’s what integrity looks like kids lol. Cargill +respect

[@NightDocs]

Literally just ate Popeyes and now I’m fearing for my life

[@thetrainwreck1469]

It's fine as long as its cooked through. All their chicken is deep fried @ 350 degrees.

[@Oscar_239]

🤣😅😂

[@mostlypeacefulrowan8747]

No you're not.

[@LatinGhost916]

Yea they deep fry it for about 12 mins tenders less more like 4 mins

[@chitlynn5181]

try figuratively eating popeyes next time. 🙄

[@liegesaboya8265]

I'm 70 years years old and I don't eat any kind of meat since I was 20 . I've taken microbiotics only some few times in my life , mostly after surgeries . Usually I don't take microbiotics, never , even when they are prescribed by a doctor. I think it's a good way to improve my immune system .

[@sdsurfgirl60]

There was a salmonella outbreak of lettuce not long ago. How did it get to lettuce?

[@davidb2206]

@@sdsurfgirl60 Defecation of the illegal farm workers in the field. That's how.

[@tluva1020]

@@davidb2206 lol, wrong piss 🧠. Because animal shit is put on plants

[@patriciashelton6644]

I think he means antibiotics.What kind of surgeries have he had? I'm 69 and never a surgery,y mom lived to be 98, her mother 102. My dad was ,92 when he passed from Alzheimer's. Meat was in their diet, especially pork and chicken. Pork was cured out, chickens were consumed occasionally on Sundays, taken from the yard, caged for a week and fed only cornbread and raw vegetables to detoxify them . Chickens are little buzzards they will eat anything. Being clean, and cooking meat well done is key.

[@tluva1020]

@@patriciashelton6644 genetics play a huge roll in age. Factor in lifestyle like smoking, not exercising, bad diet (aka too much meat) all play a roll. We all know someone who smoked & drank into their 90's but that's not the norm. Stats show the less meat people eat, the longer they live. Period. Not to mention the ethical aspect of murdering animals just because you're accustomed to the texture & taste

[@polly8844]

They say not to wash your chicken before cooking but we were raised to rinse first then soak in salt water or sodium bicarbonate. It probably doesn't decrease the bacteria as much as we hope but definitely helps. Then we just bleach the sink or any utensils used. The chicken definitely looks cleaner and brighter once cleaned in this manner.

[@carlathelibra4228]

I went vegan 6 years ago for a myriad of reasons, but if I were in the USA I wouldn’t touch meat or dairy for this reason alone 🤢

[@jamesmiller3816]

I live in the US, but I knew earlier that the food, drug, education, medical, and corporations were nothing but legitimate gangsters. I chose to become a strict vegan 52 years ago, and I have not regretted it. Stay on your path, and good luck.

[@ninja.saywhat]

i'm munching on a bucket of kfc while watching this video.

[@andreawisner7358]

@@ninja.saywhat cowardly

[@WhatmoralrightdoesUShave]

@@ninja.saywhat I prefer dog meat. Its much more juicy.

[@danielmccoy8875]

You can get food born illness from veggies too..

[@Kinkle_Z]

The biggest problem is that "Foster Farm" chicken is the ONLY chicken available in our grocery stores. Why? Why no competitors? Because it's a monopoly and monopoly is the highest stage of capitalism.

[@fitawrarifitness6842]

The triumph of the free market!

[@Baralis]

I would suggest looking to local farmers which are often not only more sanitary but also treat animals much more humanly.

[@grandmajane2593]

My grocery store sells chicken with no identification label telling where it came from.

[@geneahart5607]

So it looks like we do need government envolvement after all. Unbridled free market capitalism is not your friend, unless you live on a yacht.

[@Channeler324]

Neither is it's nightmarish communist cousin (or the socialist sister who introduced them). Economically, a free market is superior but yes, it's flawed. I don't think those of us who are pro capitalism are necessarily insinuating that all Gov't is bad, however, Gov't involvement should be minimal & determined by the people... nothing like the corrupt criminals currently dismantling this country for the purpose of assembling an authoritarian, globalist state.

[@geneahart5607]

@@Channeler324 why is it that when you point out the short comings of unbridled capitalism you're automatically a communist? I love capitalism, it just needs a firm hand to guide it or it becomes a ravenous beast that eats its own.

[@hurrdurrmurrgurr]

@@Channeler324 Hasn't China taught you this doesn't work yet? Corporations will always take the most immediate path to the most profit and the massive Chinese market offers them that as long as they bow down. You aren't creating a country free of overbearing government, you're creating a country free of overbearing western government while being ruled by your enemy. In the old system of corrupt governing it was corporations lobbying senators. But now it's the CCP ordering corporations to lobby senators on their behalf. Ask yourself how free you are when football players take a knee despite the US government's wishes while Basketball players make public apologies directly to China.

[@luchiayoung]

It is not capitalism. It is Foster Farm.

[@babagandu]

@@geneahart5607 come to Africa and enjoy !!!

[@Araq4eva]

This country puts money over ppl. EVERY SINGLE TIME.. Kudos to Frontline for keeping these companies feet to the fire.

[@mattamuskeet]

Excellent job PBS Frontline! One of the few factual, unbiased reporting left and I love the narration. Kudos to Cargill corporation and their VP. More companies should take note of their honest accountability instead of putting greed first. As an Oregonian, I will definitely be passing on all Foster Farms birds. Regardless, this program sheds more light on how I need to buy from smaller, local farms or raise/grow my own food.

[@bluestormcloud791]

Unbiased might not be the right word but perhaps misdirected. If the American consumer expects that the government can protect people from the effects of eating under cooked chicken through legislation, then people will continue to get sick. Reptiles and birds naturally carry salmonella. Even testing every carcass would only show the bacteria on a particular surface at some point in time. Living salmonella multiplies. Especially if not stored properly. About the only way to completely eliminate salmonella from the chicken sold in markets would be to outlaw raw chicken. With the current growth of government regulations under the banner of "safety" I think this may not be far off. Years after they are done with virus lock downs, mandatory vaccinations, and banning raw chicken, the government will still be taxing cigarette sales. More people in the US continue to die from the effects of cigarette smoking than the Wuhan virus, terrorism, and salmonella put together. As long as the government continues to get revenue from cigarettes, they will hold off on locking people down to prevent them from going out and buying cigarettes. CDC provides cigarette statistics.

[@TOMJONES-hm9xv]

Factual? Perhaps. Unbiased? Definitely not. (1) There was no mentioning of how to control the infection -- more antibiotics and/or more antiseptics? Won't that cause cancer and/or the rise of superbugs ??? (2) Was it solely Corporate greed, or consumer demand for cheaper meat? Maybe we should regulate out all US producers and instead buy cheap Chinese imports?

[@dtchinacat3973]

Foster Farms agrees to "LESSEN" the amount of Salmonella in their factory: how about "NO SALMONELLA PERIOD"?

[@davidb2206]

Probably impossible unless you want all your food irradiated.

[@blackhawk7r221]

I was raised to assume that all raw meat contained salmonella. Don’t reuse the dishrag if you used it for meat juice, sanitize the cutting board, soap and water, etc. Cook to the proper temp for the proper amount of time. Never had salmonella. Restaurants follow health code procedures for sanitation, cook times, holding area temps, etc.

[@alexcarter8807]

Keep in mind meat processing in the US is done by illegal immigrants who are fired if they won't work even if they're sick or carriers of things like hepatitus.

[@blackhawk7r221]

@@user-lu6cy7hm2t Dead salmonella adds flavor. Dead botulism makes you dead.

[@blackhawk7r221]

@@user-lu6cy7hm2t Maturity please

[@jean-luceyesofyoureyes5502]

Raised this way and worked in food.industry. some people don't know what they are doing?

[@humbleone4800]

@@user-lu6cy7hm2t L.....stop it. Lmao🤣

[@rickelpers1820]

Three and a half years ago I purchased two CHICKEN burritos at a nearby restaurant. I ate one as did a friend. Turns out we had the symptoms of food poisoning. My friend was more affected than I was . Eventually he had surgery to remove infected intestines. I didn’t progress to that seriousness. Although I still have an effect from that illness.

[@wirelesscaller7518]

Look at utube Dr.berg Also Earther academy Dr. Cassar fermentation

[@Halszka90]

Thats insane that they cut out his organs. Absolutely insane, salmonella can be flushed out of the body. Some of these doctors are butchers, i swear.

[@karolinakuc4783]

​@@Halszka90Indeed. If they used coloidal silver it wouldn't happen. But you know doctors have busy lives and they don't know everything. And medical companies want to treat patients not cure them coz they have more profits from that

[@reneet5858]

I got Salmonella from a McDinalds chicken Sandwich in Fairbanks, Alaska. Withon a couple of hours of eating it, ( plain , just chicken & bun) I was more violently ill than any " Gastroenteritis". AKA as " stomach flu" than any Id EVER been in my life. The person with me, ate something else ( Fish) and never got sick at all. No one else in the house got sick with anything. I was so weak and sick for days that I had to re- schedule my flight home, costing me about $500 more than my round trip ticket , because I was too dehydrated, and weak to travel out the front door, let alone fly back home. I had nit eaten in a McDonalds for over 30 years before that, because prior whenever I did, I would have an upset stomach for a day or two afterward. It didnt take me long to learn to be VERY careful about eating out ANYWHERE. I live in a small town, rural area in Kansas. " Growing you own" in both meat & vegetables is very common here. True " Free Range" chickens do not have all that fat, and are not processed the way those huge chickens in the store are. Same with buying a steer once a year. You know what you put into them.

[@micheleconner5083]

Several years ago,taco bell tried to get cheaper shells. They bought shells made with a treated corn not intended for humans,but for live stock only. My daughter and I both ate some tacos,and later on had diarrhea really bad with severe cramping. Only connections was the tacos. Then it came out that Kraft(who owned taco bell at the time) was using that modified corn in their products and people were getting sick. Everything clicked then! I wouldn't eat at taco bell for several years because of that. I think that episode is why people alway say eat at taco bell and get the 💩💩!

[@llaftsewyelrebmik5103]

Kudos to Cargill for doing the right thing and issuing a voluntary recall. I'm sure it was expensive, but how could you live with knowing your decisions might cause hundreds to be seriously ill? Shame on Foster Farms!

[@kimlarso]

Well, China has bought out our major American meat companies

[@lebby1688]

I feel like it would be cheaper in the long run for companies to do immediate voluntary recalls than risk a forced recall with potential lawsuits and the public disgrace of your brand.

[@Asispanda]

So this is what real journalism looks like 👏🏼

[@bizichyld]

Great documentary, but I’d like to have heard something about how salmonella gets introduced into the product and the specific changes the companies can make to prevent it. This seems like a huge missing piece of reporting. I’ve read that one source could be rat droppings present in the process of feeding the chickens. Ultimately, it comes down to respecting our food. Raising animals in a disgusting environment produces disgusting meat.

[@Halszka90]

Corporate industrial farming ia the problem, feed them cheap pesticide and herbicide ridden grains and gwt treated horribly. In small loving farms this never happens.

[@alisonlevity]

Slaughterhouses are revolting

[@EvanBlaze-fq5eg]

The only defense consumers have against contracting Salmonella is using safe and appropriate handling and cooking techniques. Most people are ignorant pigs who have no idea what they're doing.

[@GenevaParker-te7pr]

Thank You😢 What a back & forth 😮. ❤ Your Persistence 😊

[@eckankar7756]

I wear latex gloves when I cook chicken. I open the pack and either dump the chicken into water to boil or directly onto a pan to roast. I don't cut it raw or place it on anything such as a dish or cutting board. If it needs cut I cut it after it's cooked. I often pressure can chicken but I still boil it first which improves the texture of home canned chicken but also to eliminate possibility of counter space contanimation . I've not gotten sick and want to keep it that way.

[@marygard4608]

And the I do a 1/4 turn off the balance beam... Maybe just don't eat it.

[@eckankar7756]

@@marygard4608 Smart AZZ reply, Mary. It's very simple.

[@marygard4608]

@@eckankar7756 As was mine, ec.

[@JonSmith-cx7gr]

Sounds to me like you are taking unnecessary risks. I wear a full biological hazmat suit certified by NASA when I cook or even start to thinks about chicken. I quarantine the city that I am in for several weeks and use a JCB digger inside an ex military nuclear waste transporter to open the pack and then release it from the aeroplane over an un populated area of the Nevada desert or, where possible, directly into the heart of an active volcano. I then execute anybody who is involved in the operation, crash the plane and hike back to civilisation over several days or weeks and then eat a hot dog from a street vendor. I have not gotten sick since adopting these measures. I contracted HIV from unprotected sex with a prostitute several years ago but this in no way involved poultry. IT DID NOT INVOLVE POULTRY!

[@DIVISIONINCISION]

Simply washing your cutting board with antibacterial kitchen detergent will kill whatever what was on the chicken. As long as you wash your dishes thoroughly, you should be fine.

[@Michilar]

You know how to solve the problem of not getting sick with salmonella? Don't eat chicken. Or don't eat chicken from factory farms, where animals are kept in deplorable conditions and are breeding grounds for all sorts of bacteria. People want cheap chicken, but cheap chicken is cheap because the animals aren't cared for in a healthy manner.

[@hojo70]

Or just cook it properly

[@Michilar]

@@hojo70 Even if you cook it properly, the blood/liquid in most chicken packaging can get on counters/cutting boards, etc and sicken you. It just takes a drop of that liquid/blood from preparing the chicken to get your sick. Cooking the chicken isn't enough.

[@sassafras8677]

@@Michilar it’s really not that hard…

[@davidb2206]

@@sassafras8677 Apparently, it is. That woman in the video was meticulous about the sanitizing (according to her) and yet her son still got infected.

[@quincee3376]

I live in Canada and i know in general we have more regulations than in the U.S. but i wonder if it's much of a difference. This was a very good doc. Very eye opening.

[@Rashiedamichelle]

There are a few documentaries covering the farmed salmon industry in Canada as well as their connection to dwindling numbers in their wild salmon that are a bit horrendous. I doubt the US salmon industry is better.

[@quincee3376]

@@Rashiedamichelle thank you.

[@ngeteengetee7589]

One thing I know, is Canada hamburgers are always made to be well done, so 0 pink, due to bacteria being intertwined within the meat compared to let's say a steak where it's only dangerous if the outside is undone cause it's only the surface, never really understood why a person wants a pink hamburger

[@quincee3376]

@@ngeteengetee7589 thx.

[@jackiefox7224]

Me too. 🇨🇦. Glad I’m vegan. My heart breaks for those sickened by any food product. Not to mention the poor creatures that are slaughtered…. I wish there was a better system.

[@lauratanln]

What about the cruelty of forcing chickens into existence inside overcrowded wire prisons when they are such intellgent and curious birds with personalities, memories and ability to recognise faces, their names and some commands?

[@MikeGreenwood51]

I am a former vegetarian/Vegan (3- urays ago). Being born (Birth) is not an act of cruelty. Birth Cruelty is an opinion held by some. It is not a fact. A Chicken lays an egg, Is that an act of cruelty in your opinion or could it be an act of Natural Law or Devine Law (Intelligent Design). Which ever. It is as natural as boy meets girl, puberty and the next generation. A human mother may give her/a baby suck Are you also likly to try to say that the act of maternal breast feeding is an act of force and therefore an act of crulety? There are also a number of ways to interpret protected enviornment. Prison is your choice or opinion and like wise not fact. I live in a country with frozen freezing frosts and long dark wintery nights which in fact kill some animals and force (Volentary migration) many winged birds to migrate or they may die due to lack of food (Fewer bugs, worms and berrys). In that sense you could say the world is a cruel place. But with in that potential life threathening harsh climate man/woman has fire which can make the environment hospitable. So playing the young in to a protected environment is not it self an act of cruelty but an act of necessessity or an act of loving or security. A young chick would be prey to other predatory animals and birds (Cats, dogs, wolves, foxes, seagulls etc) if not in a protective enclosure. A mere fence is not going to keep out winged predators. You may be surprised at the shear size of our roof top grave yards where the seagulls take their hundreds of hunted pigeons for breakfast, lunch and dinner. So a roof covering is essential to keep the winged predators our for the chicks to survive to their teenage years. Then again a flock of tasty teenchicks would not survive long where ever foxes and wolves roam. Bears too would likly eat Chickens. So whilst you may want to refer to a protective enclosure as a Prison others use the more humane labels such as security fence, protected environment. A human baby's incubator or cot (crib) could be said to resemble a prison. But the true nature of the cot with it's high rise struts is to keep the baby safe from accidents or many of the potentially dangerouse gadgets or machines in modern homes. If an infant baby had any objections or qualms about his cot in those first early years. Or some how perceived his cot as a preson and could voice his/her object then he/she would most likly have reached an age where he/she could be instructed about the dangers. He/she could also be told that living in a cot is only a temporary environment and therefore not a life sentence or permanant inexcapeable jail as he/she would soon be moved out in to a larger bed most likly more befitting his/her size and mentality. In your supposed idellistic world where chicks are born free and run around chirping where ever they please. They would most likly be torn to pieces and when young their bones may be eatten or swallowed whole. Your human babies crawling about the 5 floor flat in summer may find the balconey and find it's way under or between the protective railings, it may find a box of matches and set the whole room of fire. Or the kitchen knives, electric sockets or the usually amiable guard dog is not so amiable when repeatedly annoyed by a free raoming baby. Sorry. But my opinion is that domesticated protected animals would just not exist if not provided for. 20 or a hundred chirping chicks all in one incubator or large washing machine box is not cruel when it is warm and protected. The cruel environment is out side. Cruel with it's predatorial speices, motor cars which could squish the chick trying to cross the road or cruel in freezing winter storms and weeks and weeks of rains, floods and howling winds. Okay the survivors end up on a plate. But als history tells us that everybody dies, including the humans. As with cats and dogs the chicken has a shorter natural life expectancy. So they would be dead after a few years eitherway. Just as most humans will not be alive by age ninety when maybe as few as 1% is still alive. We then become food for mother earth or the crematory fire (an assent to the heavens). But in our protected environments we generally live longer lives. You can call your own protected home a prison. It is your choice. But even a chick in the wild may when reaching motherhood build a nest to protect it's young ( Vegetarian view; Prison to force obediance to the slave masters). In your young youthfull years were you not also raised in a protective environment? Or were you just a mere prisoner later on sent to forced indoctrination labour camps/Prisons/Gulags?

[@lauratanln]

@@MikeGreenwood51 I sent you a video of what happen in farms. You were NEVER vegan, just plant based dieter. Those who are vegan for the animals, that is for Ethical reasons, do not become "ex vegans". Only those who go plant based for health or religious reasons can change.

[@jacquelineperet6599]

Thank you💯✅️💯✅️

[@MA-fg5hz]

If people stopped buying chicken because it's so dangerous they would suddenly re-think the salmonella problem. Won't happen though, people are divided on just about everything.

[@babagandu]

They get paid either way ... just like media companies and movie studios and video games. Even if no watches, they get paid by sponsors/advertisers ... regardless

[@melanietoth1376]

I'm a cook and I've cooked for thousands, as well as my family and myself. I know how to keep things clean and cook things well. That is always important. Always treat chicken as if it had salmonella. I've had friends who raised their own small flock get sick, and their kids got sick, from handling chicks. Chickens just generally harbor salmonella...keep things clean and cook food properly.

[@z.bongerman1062]

"Always treat chicken as if it had salmonella"

[@ascent8487]

That’s what I do to. I used to work with the developmentally disabled at a licensed facility where we’d get regular inspections. Most of clients were residents (some only received vocational services) so we prepared three meals a deal. Food safety was a BIG deal and I’ve been a stickler in my personal life ever since. But as you can see toward the end of this piece, good consumer practice doesn’t necessarily ensure safety. The powers that be should be working for consumer safety not for the bottom line of big businesses.

[@JorgePetraglia2009]

Melanie Toth : The only way to treat any kind of meat (poultry included) is to overcook it.There's not any known cleaner or antibiotic that can prevent us to get sick and it is been proved. Forget about "juicy" meats and be created with sauces(or those horrible salad dressings) which contain a lot of vinegar that in turn will destroy the taste. Other than that we are left with vegetables, until the high consumption will "force" the industry to alter them, to allow these crooks to make more money out of rabbit food.

[@westhilljudie0227]

Has Frontline kept up with their investigation of Foster Farms chicken? What are the number of outbreaks to date? How serious have outbreaks bin since this documentary was made in 2015??? Has the FSIS pursued asking Congress for the power to recall tainted chicken parts? Thanks for a very informative show, FRONTLINE. I sincerely hope there is a PART 2 to this story showing changes to industry standards & practices. Please continue your interest in the health of the consumers. Judith Jones

[@rachelgoodkind6545]

Please, do you really think gov or industry actually care? animal ag gets worse and worse every year. Animal abuse, slaughter, slaughterhouse workers get PTSD and multiple injuries, COVID, BIRD FLU, PIG FLU. Do not support these cruel industries anymore, stop participating in violence, eat whole food plants instead.

[@SuperOskar2000]

Love fronline,always have, top notch producers, and so accurate, and eye opening, all Americans should watch!!!