At the time of the VA Tech shooting,
Russel T. Johnson had written I've written on this subject before, but here it goes again. Every time I point this out, people roll their eyes and act like I'm goofy, but....
These shootings always occur right after a public health crisis, in this case a big pet food recall. The last school shooting, the one at the Amish school, came right after the big ecoli/green onion scare."
There was a school shooting in Ohio on October 10, in which a student injured five and then killed himself. In other news (
this item dated October 11, but clearly the problem had occurred well before the 11th, the alert was issued October 9)
OMAHA, Neb. — ConAgra Foods Inc. and the U.S. Department of Agriculture are defending their decision not to recall pot pies linked to a salmonella outbreak, although two East Coast grocery chains made their own choice to pull the product from store shelves Wednesday.
The Banquet and generic brand chicken and turkey pot pies made by ConAgra have been linked to at least 139 cases of salmonella in 30 states. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said at least 20 people have been hospitalized, but so far no deaths have been linked to the pot pies.
Consumers have been warned not to eat the pot pies while officials investigate, and ConAgra is offering refunds.
ConAgra spokeswoman Stephanie Childs said the Omaha-based company decided with USDA officials that the consumer alert issued Tuesday {Oct 9} would more appropriate than a recall.
"From the consumer perspective, there's not much difference," Childs said.
But unlike with a recall, the pot pies remain available in many stores.
