Costco’s E. coli-testing procedures rival government inspection efforts

[proud2BlibKansan]

A companion piece to the article posted earlier by KansDem
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=330757

Costco’s 250,000-square-foot beef plant in California’s fertile San Joaquin Valley is not your typical meat plant.

It’s relatively new and spotless. There are high-tech, hand-wash sanitation stations scattered throughout the plant connected to counters that allow plant officials to make sure each employee uses them at least four times daily.

The massive meatball cook room is built entirely of stainless steel. Even the loading docks, where trucks deliver raw beef, is sanitized regularly to prevent contamination.

Plant manager Kevin Smith was a pre-med student in college who majored in physics. And Craig Wilson, who is in charge of Costco’s food quality assurance program, has a long history of working to solve pathogen problems in meat.

Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/12/08/3951696/company-outdoes-the-government.html#storylink=cpy

[BlueJazz]

1. Wow!..hats off to Costco. Walmart has their own strict E. coli-testing procedures.