Tyson Foods Brings Latent Tuberculosis to Emporia, Kansas

maggiesnotebook.blogspot.com ^ | August 2, 2008 | Maggie M. Thornton

[dljordan]

“HOW DID THESE PEOPLE GET INTO THE U.S.?”

Our State Department trolls the world looking for entire third world villages to import to the U.S. because we need more diversity in this racist nation. These people cause huge problems for the communities they decide to leech upon. We don’t need them. Our immigration quota should be cut to 250,000 per year and the Visa quotas should be cut in half. We have enough people.

[Cold Heart]

Tyson TB BTTT

[EggsAckley]

I started my boycott of Tyson during the Clinton years. The are scum (IMO).

Can’t do much more than that at this point, other than telling everyone I know to boycott them.

They should be driven out of the USA.

[TigersEye]

I never touch the stuff. Any brand but Tyson.

[mass55th]

"If you haven't caught the latest news, Tyson contractually, with its Union, canceled Labor Day - no joking here - at their Shelbyville, TN plant and replaced it with a Muslim holiday sometime each Fall."

Maybe the Emporia Tyson plant can give these workers a TB holiday too.

[tapatio]

This article is from Jan.2007

http://www.emporiagazette.com/news/2007/jan/19/more_questions/

A Tyson worker who died Jan. 4 with an active case of tuberculosis had tested positive earlier for a latent TB infection, according to a state health official.

[Jet Jaguar]

ping.

[WilliamofCarmichael]

If it ain't labeled Tysons what are the labels?

[Be_Politically_Erect]

let’s see...recognizing a muslim holiday ‘opt-out’ for labor day and now this?

thankfully, me and mine have not been buying tyson products since we learned of the link to slick willie.

[cva66snipe]

I recall them being a not so big chicken processor from ARKANSAS. They grew very large during the Clinton years. hmmmm.....

They also supply raw packaged beef, steaks, ribs, roast, etc, to another Arkansas company. Walmart. Walmarts have no butcher shop. Their beef comes from Tyson. I saw the boxes one night.

[RepublicanProfessorette]

Those huddled masses were checked for disease at Ellis Island. The ones with disease weren’t allowed in.

[Vigilanteman]

Why does the United States have any responsibility to admit Somali refugees, at least without careful screening? Our only involvement with Somalia has been to give aid to their starving people.

Further, Somali has a lower population density than the United States as a whole (including Alaska and Hawaii) and a density roughly equal to Minnesota. So what is the justification of moving people from a less crowded to a more crowded country?

While I realize that much of Somali is arid and difficult to farm, it has more coastline and a far milder climate than Minnesota, which seems to be a popular destination for Somali refugees.

[cva66snipe]

Bring back mandatory health cards for food service and health care workers.

[E. Cartman]

mmmmmmmm, finger lickin’ good.

Remember, boys and girls, don't order the "secret" sauce.

[driftdiver]

Why? I dunno. One reason is we (the US) made the country a mess. We were there heavily during the cold war and basically abandoned the place. Of course Clinton handled the situation so well that it turned into a garden spot.

[E. Cartman]

Our State Department trolls the world looking for entire third world villages to import to the U.S. because we need more diversity in this racist nation.

When Jefferson said that The Tree of Libery must from time to time be "manured with the blood of tyrants," did he intend for us to include bureaucrats.

[E. Cartman]

let’s see...recognizing a muslim holiday ‘opt-out’ for labor day and now this?

So, meat can be contaminated with tuberculosis laden phlegm but still be halal? Inquring minds want to know.

[mefistofelerevised]

Ok I meant the ‘new’ huddled masses.

[mysterio]

I don't care much what holidays they pick to take off. I do care that an international corporation is allowed to disregard immigration and probably wage laws in plain sight.

I like chicken and I like capitalism, but damn. Seriously.

[ought-six]

It was Tyson that eliminated Labor Day as a paid holiday for its employees and replaced it with some muzz feast day, causing a BIG stink. I heard today that Tyson has “reversed” its original decision. Too late, though: I still will not buy Tyson products.