[yesthatjallen]

The Counter.org seems to have an agenda so the claims may be questionable but is this poultry processing plant introducing a new chemical agent into the processing of poultry? Is anyone familiar with processing poultry?

[Big Red Badger]

I know a Colonel
In the Business.

[grey_whiskers]

The powers-that-be are trying to strip the ranks of health care providers and honest police before they

a) institute food shortages

b) institute the IRS crawling up your ass over every account with over $600 to eliminate cash and under the table jobs

The truth is, Sore-Ass should have been executed long ago as an enemy of humanity; IIRC both China and Russia hate the guy.

[Veto!]

Sounds revolting. Food safety is extremely important for all of us.

I only buy from local butchers who buy their meat from local ranchers. Good stuff.

[fini]

Workforce rules are pretty clear: there must be an Material Safety Data Sheet (for every chemical used) posted or on file where any employee can look at it. There are some exclusions, but they are few and the reasons are well noted.

A call to OSHA could clear this up pretty quickly. I'm not a big fan of OSHA, but in this case it needs to be determined whether there is an "unknown" chemical or not.

[lightman]

The Mu or Nu variant?

[\/\/ayne]

Just, wow.

[markomalley]

It wouldn’t surprise me if it is some kind of anti-viral agent introduced to reduce the risk of nasty bugs being introduced to the chicken by the (probably) mostly illegal alien cash-under-the-table people working in the plant.

Fortunately for me, I don’t have to deal with eating that antibiotic, hormone laden garbage any longer...but I feel for those who do.

[Chad C. Mulligan]

Ammonia leak?

[Born to Conserve]

Automation.

There, fixed it. No more jobs, no more salmonella outbreaks, no more unions.

Nice, cheap chickens.

[Mr. Blond]

It’s B.O. from the new Afghan hires.

[Pocketdoor]

Probably mixed bleach and amonia... Doesn’t that make phosgene or something?

[Tunehead54]

The symptoms sound like they’re injecting chickens with the vaxx to hit the reluctant/hesitant/uncertain un-vaxxed Americans. Just a thought. ;-)

[alexander_busek]

“It stings your eyes and throat; it’s like a burning in your nasal cavity,” said Sharon, an illegal immigrant who has worked at Mountaire’s Lumber Bridge plant using forged papers / someone else's identity, while paying no income tax for more than a decade and asked not to be identified by her real name because she fears retaliation from her employer.

[Babba Gi]

Sounds like my Dad farted!

[BlackAdderess]

Its weird that this is just that one plant in a multi-plant business. I suspect that one reason why Spanish-speaking workers seem to be preferred is to use the language barrier to businesses benefit for keeping things out of the news. You have to figure, though, that animal-rights groups are going to want to shut them down, and these guys speak English, and they write press-releases. It may be too that there is a covid spike going on there. OSHA might be this company’s best friend in this, this is a huge operation and if bad things of any sort are happening at this one plant (including excessive use of ammonia) it needs to be nipped in the bud.

[Hatteras]

"...said Sharon, an immigrant who has worked at Mountaire’s Lumber Bridge plant for more than a decade and asked not to be identified by her real name because she fears retaliation from her employer. "

...and INS

[moovova]

Aerosolized COVID-19 vaccine.

Breathe deep the gathering gloom...

[Moltke]

Must be the chlorine wash for the exports to the UK...

(Do a search for UK + chlorine + chicken... was a big deal during the Brexit / trade deal discussions)