Del Monte recalls canned corn in 25 states, 12 nations, due to botulism risk

[CrealCritter]

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/ca...states-12-nations-due-to-toxin-botulism-risk/

 

[canesisters]

Jumping in late to the conversation - but I've been wondering about all these produce recalls this year.
I work at a landfill. We have a few trucks every day from brokers who hire drivers to pull loads without the driver having any idea of what they're pulling or what type of facility they're delivering to. At least once a week I have a driver get lost on the landfill because he can't find the loading dock (doesn't exist on a landfill) or come out furious and cussing a blue streak because he had no idea he was hauling garbage. ALL of them are coming from out of state - often many states away. So it is vital that they already have a load scheduled to take back to wherever they came from - 1st rule of trucking, never drive empty. Which means that almost all of them drive directly to another location to pick up a load - either loading the trailer they're hooked to or to drop this trailer to be loaded later and grab a full one.
My point is - almost all of them are simply ferrying trailers from place to place - hook up, pull off - drop an empty, grab a full.
So... what's to prevent a trailer (almost all with wooden floors) from eventually arriving at a produce pickup point with a full load of bacteria growing on every inside surface???? I mean, other than someone checking the box 'Yes' on a sheet of paper somewhere that asked if it's been washed....

 

[Beekissed]

Oh...you mean professionally, USDA approved method canned corn can develop botulism? Go figure.

It's all the home canned stuff that's the REAL risk, isn't it?

 

[Lazy Gardener]

Only down side I can see to that method: It takes a lot of freezer space.

 

[Rammy]

I dont can my corn. I blanch it then put it in vacuum sealed bags and freeze it. I hardly buy any veggies in the store.

 

[FarmerJamie]

So many different approaches.

It's cool to try new things, you never know if you like it

 

[Lazy Gardener]

What's your climate, Creal? I've not been bothered with ear worms much lately. It may be due to the weather or maybe the varieties I'm growing. I choose varieties that are reported to have lots of flag leaves. I've not had to do so, but have read that a drop or two of veg. oil in the tips after the silks are fertilized will kill any ear worm larvae. I have no doubt that it would do the trick quite nicely.

 

[CrealCritter]

Only down side I can see to that method: It takes a lot of freezer space.

It's not too bad, I have two freezers and chest type and and standup type. Meat goes in the chest freezer and veggies go in the standup. It's not bad opening up the freezer to find a whole shelf of corn on the cob

Here's what we froze the summer of 2017. It was a good corn year with big full ears and very little tip worms.

Ready for the freezer. the ears we're long so I had to trim the tips in order to get them in the bags.

Scraps Chickens love me.

 

[CrealCritter]

Where do you get it?

You could search on-line, my preference is "Garden Safe HG-93190" 16oz consentrate. It shouldn't cost no more than $12 or $13, with free delivery.

Just use as directed, it's good stuff, for cabbage lopers, tip worms and tomato hornworms. I've even used it to kill bag worms on fruit trees. Basically it'll kill any type of catapiller within a day or two.

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[Lazy Gardener]

It's nice having another New Englander on here! Yeah... we're a long ways from gardening still. Memorial day weekend is usual planting time here, for the bulk of the garden anyway.

I push my season a bit. It helps to have deep mulch in the garden. (Either BTE or hay) That keeps the frost from penetrating so deeply, and believe it or not, helps the soil to dry out quicker. I try to have greens and peas in the ground within the first 2 weeks of April. My warm weather crops can go in the ground by May 10 if I have a poly tunnel over them.