[Chode]

He felt that these inspectors were harassing him unnecessarily, and "interfering with the way his sausage was best made, and had always been made by his family" by demanding that his linguisa be smoked at 140 degrees Fahrenheit, which was a state and USDA requirement; Alexander, who usually smoked the linguisa at 144 degrees,

i think he's right,i've heard of inspectors b!tching about temperature that was too LOW... but never too high!

[Navy Patriot]

I have about two dozen friends and acquaintances in the Bay Area meat packing industry, and to a man the word is Stu wouldn't "comp" the inspectors.

For the inspectors, it's an envelope full of cash, for the cops it's all the best meat they can eat.

The cops are smarter, they don't tell ya how to make your product, they just tell ya how good it tastes.