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RE: FDA Report of Diamond Plant (SC)
Time to get things fixed.
Why didn't the contract customers of Diamond find these issues when they did an audit of Diamond's manufacturing plant (a common practice for manufacturer's who contract out work or who purchase critical items from suppliers)?
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BCSnob
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05/17/12 07:19am |
RV Pet Stop
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RE: FDA Report of Diamond Plant (SC)
Contamination during enrobing continues to be a likely point of inoculation of the dog food with Salmonella.
I note that the observations do not include the lack of cleaning, only issues of possible inability to fully clean due to equipment issues.
Most of the issues likely stem from employee training either not being done or not being enforced. Management will need to make sure manufacturing employees (and those involved with meeting customer delivery dates) understand that quality is more important than meeting their production schedule. This is a difficult concept for employees who have been taught that above all you must meet your production schedule. Even after management has trained employees on this concept it's not uncommon for production employees to be reluctant to shut down production (failing to meet shipping dates) because there was a minor issue with equipment (which they could "temporarily" fix with duct tape).
This analysis comes from my point of view as Sr. Process Scientist at a manufacturer of human diagnostic kits.
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BCSnob
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05/17/12 06:46am |
RV Pet Stop
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RE: Eye infection Won't Go away
We had a dog get a thistle spine in her eye ball which caused only one eye to be affected. It was very difficult to see.
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BCSnob
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05/17/12 05:29am |
RV Pet Stop
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RE: Memorial day
North Carolina State Championship Sheepdog Trial
Lawndale, NC
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BCSnob
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05/17/12 04:20am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Traveling w/ a pet, check this out
You know fully well statistics show that overwelmingly serious injury and fatal animal attacks can be attributed to a very small number of breeds. Pit Bulls by far, lead the way, followed by Rottwielers, german shepherds, chows, and dobermans.What do the stats look like after adjusting for the percentage of the total dog population of that breed where the attacked occurred? In some ares pit bulls make up a very large percentage of the total dog population. Clearly the more prevelent the breed of dog in an area the more likley it will be involved in an attack. The stats you quote do not take that into account.
The human analogy of this discussion would be the correlation between race and crime. While the stats can show a correlation between race and crime there are many underlying factors which are not collected with the data that are likely contributing to the correlation (percentage of population, nurture, etc). Remember correlation does not prove cause and effect.
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BCSnob
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05/16/12 11:26am |
RV Pet Stop
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RE: whats your career?
My current title is Sr Process Scientist at a human diagnostic test manufacturer; I'm a research chemist (PhD) by training and have been for 21 years. My other job is sheep farmer (12 years).
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BCSnob
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05/16/12 05:34am |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Traveling w/ a pet, check this out
I have yet to read where a Brittany (like outs) or even a Lab or Poodle or Beagle or....mauled anyone.Here you go....
Lab kills baby
Beagle attacks pit bull and owner
Feral Beagle Pack
poodle attacks 7 year old
Shih Tzu attacks Home Depot employee
Golden Retriever attacks child
Golden Retriever mauls 4 adults
Border Collie mauls baby
Shih Tzu/Maltese attacks child
Jack Russell terrier attacks infant
1. Dogs of any breed can and to attack/maul
2. Bigger dogs often do more damage
3. Breeding (stability of temperament), training/socialization, dog management, and altered vs intact impact the likelihood of aggression
4. The more popular the breed/type (greater numbers), the more likely the breed will be involved in attacks
5. owners/breeders prone to inappropriate skills in #3 seem to be drawn to certain breeds/types
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BCSnob
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05/16/12 03:49am |
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RE: How long for poop to break down?
My point has always been formaldehdye (at the amount used in black tank treatments) will not preserve the poop and the amount of formaldehyde needed to kill the bacteria in the black tank AND in the spectic system far exceeds what was ever used in black tank treatments.
Campground septic systems failed, not because of the use of black tank treatments with formaldehyde but because they were undersized for the amount of organic matter (which would include formaldehyde) leading to too much Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD).
Wastewater Biological Oxygen Demand in Septic Systems
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BCSnob
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05/15/12 10:11am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Water in FW tank sitting for 3 weeks -- dump and sanitize?
PLEASE prove me wrong someone. Has anyone seen a documented case of serious health issues related to the ingestion of water that has been sitting in a well maintained RV's sealed tank for 1 month, 2? 3? 6?.......I have not seen any studies designed to directly test what you're asking. However, you have 2 incorrect assumptions.
1. the fresh water tank is NOT sealed (no vacuum is created when you draw from the tank)
2. the tank was NOT filled under aseptic conditions (microbes may have been added during filling)
BTW city water is not sterile; it does contain microbes (per the EPA).
another study: KINETICS OF CHLORINE DEPLETION AND MICROBIAL GROWTH IN HOUSEHOLD PLUMBING SYSTEMS
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BCSnob
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05/15/12 09:53am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: How long for poop to break down?
Then it must kill bacteria.
Bacteria is what is key in a septic system (not holding tank) to breaking down the sewage.
Anything that lessens the bacteria will have some effect on the system.If you don't add enough chemical (i.e. formaldehyde) to kill ALL of the bacteria, what happens?
Does the amount of bacteria stay the same or do the remaining living bacteria multiply?
If you read around the sources, you like, you'll find they talk about there being no need to add bacteria (or enzymes) to septic systems because we are always providing ample amounts the "bugs" which work on the sewage in septic systems.
You can't simply say that because a chemical can be used for one function it will always have that same function no matter how much of that chemical is present (i.e. formaldehyde preserves sewage because it preserves things in jars). It's always about how much of the chemical is present. Ethanol will do a nice job at preserving things in a jar and acts as a disinfectant (under the right conditions). Does that mean any amount of ethanol is dangerous and should not be used? Vitamin A is another example of the amount/time altering the effect of the chemical; it can be essential or toxic.
The reason we are told to not put ANY of these chemicals into sewage systems (or some septic systems) is because it's too hard to tell 100s and 1000s of people that in total they cannot exceed X amount of these chemcials over this period of time (because the sewage system is not designed to handle more than that amount). It is much easier to tell the public you cannot add any.
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BCSnob
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05/15/12 03:50am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: How long for poop to break down?
It takes 11oz of pure formaldehyde in order for a full 30 gal tank to have enough formaldehdye to be disinfecting.
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BCSnob
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05/14/12 01:02pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: How long for poop to break down?
How many RVers were pouring 11 oz of pure formaldehdye into their 30 gal black tanks (see section 3.2.2 for concentrations of formaldehyde for disinfection)?
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BCSnob
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05/14/12 11:04am |
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RE: How long for poop to break down?
When such treated RV wastewater is dumped into a septic system (or municipal wastewater treatment facility), it can kill the bacteria in the system and ultimately cause the treatment system to fail."It's more complicated than that. It is easier for government bodies to make their message simple and enforceable. The bacteria in septic systems can consume tank treatment chemicals. When the concentration of the chemical or fecal matter (or combination of both) is greater than the system can handle, the system will fail. When more RVs dump than what the system is able to handle, the system will fail.
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BCSnob
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05/14/12 10:31am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: How long for poop to break down?
I thought that the chemicals you put in broke down the poop into a liquid.Half of fecal matter is enzymes and bacteria which continue to break down the fecal matter after it leaves your body.
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BCSnob
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05/14/12 09:49am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Proposed USDA rule change internet puppy sales
and what govment functionary is gonna go around counting *****es for a more than healthy salary no less,What it does is open an avenue for punishment where one does not currently exist. The government doesn't have enough funds to prevent infractions of many laws but it does have money to punish infractions of laws.
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BCSnob
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05/11/12 12:22pm |
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RE: Why is my dog eating cat poop?
Our dogs don't seem to care what species (cat, fox, skunk, dog, rabbit, groundhog, duck, sheep, cow, vulture, deer, etc), it's all good to them.
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BCSnob
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05/11/12 09:19am |
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RE: Why is my dog eating cat poop?
Do you think there are changes in vision or hearing in your 12 year old and he is relying upon your other dog to compensate for these changes?
Mark
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BCSnob
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05/11/12 05:35am |
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RE: ANOTHER recall from Diamond~It's now time to contact FDA
Pink slime was killed due to the general public not being aware of all the processing that goes on to make our food. Pink slime is no differnet than hot dogs, salami, bologna, sausage in terms of using "trimmings" to make the product. As far as the use of ammonia to kill bacteria I see this as no worse than the use of ethylene gas to ripen fruit, argon used to slow down oxidation, carbon dioxide used to adjust pH, and nitric oxide to make meat look red.
Typical american attitude, take the easy parts and the good parts and discard the rest; all this after we've killed an animal.
Procesing is neccessary in order for food to look they way consumers want (no blotches on fruit and veggies), to get food out of season, to have longer shelf life, lower risks of microbial contamination, etc.
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BCSnob
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05/10/12 10:15am |
RV Pet Stop
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RE: Memorial day camping
North Carolina State Championship Sheepdog Trial
Lawndale, NC
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BCSnob
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05/10/12 08:46am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Hobbies...
sheepdog trialing
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BCSnob
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05/10/12 08:18am |
Around the Campfire
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