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Originally Posted by yorkietalkjilly  Is it just Blue Bell you won't ever buy again? Do you boycott all corporations who previously sold listeria-infected product, such as the ones that sickened and killed hundreds of people in the salad product & fruit recalls of a few years back or those that sell products or services that have quality or product defects that wind up killing people, such as not ever riding in or buying a GM or Toyota car? |
Good question.....people continue to buy dog food that has been recalled because of salmonella, listeria, and toxic additive, after the recall is "fixed"....people continue to buy veggies and fruits that have infected people and killed a lot higher numbers of people than just 3, with not only the above bacteria, but also ecoli, after the recall is "fixed".....and there are the cars and air bags and failing breaks and faulty ignition systems where cars have caught fire in the garage and burned homes down.....or the steering has locked down and cars have crashed on the roads.....and lets not even go to the batteries on lap tops and exploding cell phone batteries!!!
If we absolutely refused to ever touch another product that has sickened, injured, maimed, or killed people, we would have NOTHING left to eat, drink, drive, wear, clean with, strap kids in with, strap kids OUT with, etc, etc, etc.
My brother also had Blue Bell in his freezer...he has enough self control (unlike myself, who can eat an entire carton by myself in one setting!!) that a half gallon lasts him for MONTHS....he has not gotten ill from it and this is stuff that he has had since Jan-Feb.....of course, he is essentially healthy and no way immune compromised, which is where listeria causes grave concern.....
If people start dropping by the hundreds, I will reconsider, but THREE already sick people??? NAH!