This Is Terribly Wrong

This shows just how far down the path of fascism we have traveled, A meat packing plant sells tainted meat, then when people get sick and die the plant sues the Church for serving the tainted meat and damaging the plants reputation and hurting business. The fact that they believe they would have a case is very telling about how they view our so called legal system.

The Government knows for sure where the taint comes from but in order to protect the business refuses to release the information.

Meat plant sues Longville church over E. coli outbreak

A woman died after eating at Longville, Minn., church in 2006.

In a twist on the typical food safety lawsuit, a meat plant is suing a church after a deadly E. coli outbreak, pinning blame for the contagion on the church kitchen.

The Nebraska Beef Ltd. slaughterhouse alleged to be the source of ground beef that killed one and sickened 17 in Longville, Minn., last year has sued Salem Lutheran Church.

The lawsuit alleges that volunteer cooks at the church's monthly potluck were negligent as they prepared meatballs out of ground beef purchased at a local grocery store.

"If you went to eat at McDonald's and they didn't process the food right, why would you be less mad if you went to a church smorgasbord," said Gary J. Gordon, the Minneapolis lawyer representing the Omaha slaughterhouse. "Everybody that's providing food to the public has to adhere to a certain standard of reasonable care.”……………………..

A federal inspector at the Nebraska Beef plant found E. coli O157:H7 bacteria and took a genetic fingerprint of it, sending that information to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which maintains a database of all E. coli samples, according to Marler.

State health officials, meanwhile, took genetic samples of the E. coli found in Minnesota victims and sent those to the CDC as well, leading to a match with the Nebraska plant, according to Marler.

"The reality is they cannot hide from the genetic fingerprint that was found at their plant," said Marler. He said he plans to subpoena the USDA to release the genetic fingerprint tying Nebraska Beef to the Longville outbreak.

State epidemiologist Kirk Smith said he also believes that Nebraska Beef was the source, wondering why they would file a lawsuit blaming the church if they weren't.

****Update: The Marler Blog has more details