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Pink Slime” Production Has Been Halted in All Plants in the U.S From: (b) (6) To: (b) (6) - FSIS Subject: RE: Emailing: Meatingplace.com - Daily News Date: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 10:04:40 AM I heard this morning on the TODAY show that “pink slime” production has been halted in all plants in the U.S. except one in So. Dakota. From: (b) (6) - FSIS [mailto:(b) (6) @fsis.usda.gov] Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 8:53 PM To: (b) (6) Subject: Emailing: Meatingplace.com - Daily News As the Meat Turns! This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. From: (b) (6) - FSIS To: (b) (6) - FSIS Subject: RE: complaints today? Date: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 3:13:30 PM I’ve had 3. I hung up on the last caller because he was yelling at me for 5 minutes. ______ _________________________ From: (b) (6) - FSIS Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 2:59 PM To: (b) (6) - FSIS; (b) (6) - FSIS; (b) (6) - FSIS; (b) (6) - Commissioned Corps - FSIS; (b) (6) - FSIS Subject: FW: complaints today? No CCMS ones from me.. (b) (6) Folks, I would like to know if you all had any “pink slime” calls today – if so, how many, please? Thank you (b) (6) From: (b) (6) - Commissioned Corps - FSIS To: (b) (6) - FSIS Subject: RE: complaints today? Date: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 3:17:27 PM Rien (none) (b) (6) _____________________________________________ From: (b) (6) - FSIS Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 3:17 PM To: (b) (6) - Commissioned Corps - FSIS Subject: RE: complaints today? Thank you sir (b) (6) Technical Information Specialist USDA-FSIS-FSE Staff Meat and Poultry Hotline 5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Mailstop 5269 Beltsville, MD 20705-5000 Tel: (b) (6) e-mail: (b) (6) fsis.usda.gov ______ _____________________________ From: (b) (6) - Commissioned Corps - FSIS Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 3:02 PM To: (b) (6) - FSIS Subject: RE: complaints today? I have 2 calls today. V/R, (b) (6) , MPH LCDR, US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Technical Information Specialist (Bilingual) USDA/FSIS/ FSE Room 2L244-C 5601 Sunnyside Ave Beltsville, MD 20705 (b) (6) Fax: 301-504-2092 (b) (6) @fsis.usda.gov The mission of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps is to protect, promote, and advance the health and safety of the Nation. _____________________________________________ From: (b) (6) - FSIS Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 2:59 PM To: (b) (6) - FSIS; (b) (6) - FSIS; (b) (6) - FSIS; (b) (6) - Commissioned Corps - FSIS; (b) (6) - FSIS Subject: FW: complaints today? No CCMS ones from me.. (b) (6) Folks, I would like to know if you all had any “pink slime” calls today – if so, how many, please? Thank you (b) (6) ----------------------------------- (b) (6) Technical Information Specialist USDA-FSIS-FSE Staff Meat and Poultry Hotline 5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Mailstop 5269 Beltsville, MD 20705-5000 Tel: (b) (6) e-mail: (b) (6) fsis.usda.gov ______ ____________________________ From: (b) (6) - FSIS Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 2:48 PM To: (b) (6) - FSIS; (b) (6) - FSIS; (b) (6) - Commissioned Corps - FSIS; (b) (6) - FSIS Cc: (b) (6) - FSIS Subject: complaints today? I have to run to a 3:00pm meeting, please forward any complaints to me, and I will file with CCMS when I return. Thanks, (b) (6) (b) (6) Food Safety Specialist USDA/FSIS Food Safety Education Staff 2-L248C, MS- 5269 5601 Sunnyside Avenue Beltsville, MD 20705 (b) (6) Need Food Safety Answers? Call the USDA Meat & Poultry Hotline 1-888-674-6854 or Visit our web site: www.fsis.usda.gov << OLE Object: Picture (Device Independent Bitmap) >> From: (b) (6) - FSIS To: (b) (6) - FSIS Subject: RE: complaints today? Date: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 3:16:26 PM I thought I heard you earlier… Sorry you had that one (b) (6) I took 1 this morning and though she was not yelling, and kept her composure she quite loooooooooong in her comments, once I offered to take them… ..wasn’t too bad actually Her info was very mixed up – pink slime together with meats falling on floors to be further processed into ground beef..(explained to her that would be totally unacceptable) --makes you wonder what they’re reading or listening to?? (b) (6) ----------------------------- (b) (6) Technical Information Specialist USDA-FSIS-FSE Staff Meat and Poultry Hotline 5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Mailstop 5269 Beltsville, MD 20705-5000 Tel: (b) (6) e-mail: (b) (6) fsis.usda.gov ______ ___________________________ From: (b) (6) - FSIS Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 3:13 PM To: (b) (6) - FSIS Subject: RE: complaints today? I’ve had 3. I hung up on the last caller because he was yelling at me for 5 minutes. From: (b) (6) - FSIS To: (b) (6) - FSIS; (b) (6) - FSIS; (b) (6) - FSIS; (b) (6) - Commissioned Corps - FSIS; (b) (6) - FSIS; (b) (6) - FSIS Subject: RE: complaints today? Date: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 4:16:42 PM Hi (b) (6) Sorry- nothing from me. Thanks (b) (6) M.S. Technical Information Specialist (b) (6) fsis.usda.gov (b) (6) From: (b) (6) - FSIS To: (b) (6) - FSIS Subject: RE: complaints today? Date: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 3:56:40 PM No chats on pink slime, fortunately. ______ _________________________ From: (b) (6) - FSIS Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 3:52 PM To: (b) (6) - FSIS; (b) (6) - FSIS; (b) (6) - Commissioned Corps - FSIS; (b) (6) - FSIS; (b) (6) - FSIS; (b) (6) - FSIS Subject: RE: complaints today? Thanks! So far I’ve counted 8 pink slime calls today— Waiting to see if (b) (6) had any (b) (6)you got the most (3), lucky you! Any chats on ‘pink slime?’ (or were those included)?? (b) (6) --------------------------------------- (b) (6) Technical Information Specialist USDA-FSIS-FSE Staff Meat and Poultry Hotline 5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Mailstop 5269 Beltsville, MD 20705-5000 Tel: (b) (6) e-mail: (b) (6) fsis.usda.gov From: (b) (6) (VDACS) To: (b) (6) - FSIS Subject: RE: Component 7 for state office Date: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 9:07:55 AM (b) (6) Glad things are close to ready. (b) (6) is working on this but has been interrupted by investigating dumpster divers and stockyard ritual slaughter. I hope things are settling down so we can all get back to work, including issues with pink slime. From: (b) (6) - FSIS [mailto:(b) (6) fsis.usda.gov] Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 12:41 PM To: (b) (6) (VDACS) Subject: Component 7 for state office Good morning, Dr. (b) (6) Everything appears to be set for the onsite review. I just wanted to touch base on the Component 7 information sheet which I sent out a few weeks ago. If the Compliance folks can get it filled out and returned it will save them a considerable amount of time in the office during the review. By laying out their selected supporting documents in sequential order of the questions they will be able to get through the component much faster thus freeing them up for any compliance duties they may have. I just returned for SC and they were able to save a lot of time by preparing things in advance. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns which I can address. I look forward to working with everyone again! Regards, (b) (6) PS- I have attached another copy of the worksheet for review just in case you would like to refer to it. (b) (6) Program Auditor USDA-FSIS-ICAD-OPEER-FSAB Salisbury Field Office 212 West Main St. Plaza Gallery Building, Suite 302 Salisbury, MD 21801 Ph) (b) (6) BB)(b) (6) Pin: (b) (6) Fax) 410-341-3612 This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended From: (b) (6) - FSIS To: (b) (6) - FSIS Subject: RE: Congrats to pink slime haters Date: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 9:43:02 AM Good morning (b) (6) what plant are you at? (b) (6) USDA, FSIS, FO Frontline Supervisor Indianapolis, IN 317-730-1162 (b) (6) fsis.usda.gov ______ ____________________________ From: (b) (6) - FSIS Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 9:39 AM To: (b) (6) - FSIS; (b) (6) - FSIS; (b) (6) - FSIS; [email protected] Cc: (b) (6) - FSIS Subject: RE: Congrats to pink slime haters << File: Will BPI's Plant Closures Affect America's Ground Beef.htm >> Yes, so true Mr. (b) (6) Here is another article that goes with what you have said and was sent to me by via email. I found this article just as interesting as the last. I thought I would share this if anyone hasn’t already received it. Have a Great Day ______ _________________________ From: (b) (6) - FSIS Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 7:54 AM To: (b) (6) - FSIS; (b) (6) - FSIS; (b) (6) - FSIS; (b) (6) - FSIS; [email protected] Cc: (b) (6) - FSIS Subject: Congrats to pink slime haters To all the pink slime haters … click the link below or you might have to copy and paste it in your browser …..the media frenzy that misrepresented the facts about finely textured beef is why the plants closed. But we can be thankful they are still feeding the little children mechanically separated turkey and chicken. Actually let me be serious about something the reason this story had any legs is mainly because of Facebook and twitter. The power of social media is amazing and information and misinformation can spread like wildfire.
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