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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 12767"><p>Fruit and vegetable farmers are at the mercy of processers and consumers, just like beef producers. We can produce a healthy, safe product, but if it's mishandled by the consumer or the processer, or even during transport, people can get sick. An apple can be perfect when purchased at the store, but if the consumer leaves the slices laying around, bacteria can grow and make them sick. But we need to do all that we can and I think mandatory ID is vital to the beef industry.</p><p></p><p>> Frankie that's a good bit of</p><p>> factual information. Thanks for</p><p>> bringing that to light. My</p><p>> intention was not to deem fruits</p><p>> and vegetables totally safe, but</p><p>> rather to discuss traceability.</p><p>> Trust me, my heart lies wholly in</p><p>> beef. With citrus from Florida (at</p><p>> least the plants we market for), I</p><p>> could take a trip to Europe or</p><p>> Asia or anywhere else for that</p><p>> matter, and provided the fruit was</p><p>> still in it's packaging, I could</p><p>> identify from a section of land</p><p>> where it came from. We are taking</p><p>> steps to narrow that down to a few</p><p>> trees. We are also trying to put</p><p>> traceability into each individual</p><p>> piece. I suppose that would be</p><p>> akin to identifying from the</p><p>> consumer's package of beef, what</p><p>> animal or at least which ranch the</p><p>> beef originated and the trail from</p><p>> ranch to slaughter. Hey FYI- did</p><p>> you guys know cattle go wild over</p><p>> grapefruit? I give culls to them</p><p>> from time to time and they smile</p><p>> from ear to ear.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 12767"] Fruit and vegetable farmers are at the mercy of processers and consumers, just like beef producers. We can produce a healthy, safe product, but if it's mishandled by the consumer or the processer, or even during transport, people can get sick. An apple can be perfect when purchased at the store, but if the consumer leaves the slices laying around, bacteria can grow and make them sick. But we need to do all that we can and I think mandatory ID is vital to the beef industry. > Frankie that's a good bit of > factual information. Thanks for > bringing that to light. My > intention was not to deem fruits > and vegetables totally safe, but > rather to discuss traceability. > Trust me, my heart lies wholly in > beef. With citrus from Florida (at > least the plants we market for), I > could take a trip to Europe or > Asia or anywhere else for that > matter, and provided the fruit was > still in it's packaging, I could > identify from a section of land > where it came from. We are taking > steps to narrow that down to a few > trees. We are also trying to put > traceability into each individual > piece. I suppose that would be > akin to identifying from the > consumer's package of beef, what > animal or at least which ranch the > beef originated and the trail from > ranch to slaughter. Hey FYI- did > you guys know cattle go wild over > grapefruit? I give culls to them > from time to time and they smile > from ear to ear. [/QUOTE]
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