ONCE AGAIN / ANOTER REASON TO CHECK WHERE YOUR FOOD COMES FROM. FOOD RECALL.

[Great-Kazoo]

ANOTHER salmonella outbreak, from IMPORTED FOOD!. This one concerns CO. What gets me is how much later they issue recalls. This one was fast. Usually you hear or read about food being recalled in September, that was packaged in june or july. The usual one is EGGS, GROUND BEEF, CHICKEN, ETC. MY bitch is they recall food you purchased 3-6 months ago. Usually for BBQ's or parties. Who the hell DIDN'T EAT the 3 lbs of recalled brats that week ??

http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health...tbreak-n431881

The recalled cucumbers were distributed in at least 21 other states: Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina and Utah.

[zteknik]

Geez and I thought Ford had a lot of recalls...

[rbeau30]

Geez and I thought Ford had a lot of recalls...

Or VW.

[Aloha_Shooter]

VW and Dr. Winterkorn should get a prize for evading the EPA and their stupid mandates. I like clean air and water but the EPA has nothing to do with either.

[rbeau30]

I bet VW is not the only automaker to do this. Isn't automakers forced to comply with some moving target every year on emission standards? Wouldn't be cheaper to just tweak the software instead of engineer a better engine?

[brutal]

VW and Dr. Winterkorn should get a prize for evading the EPA and their stupid mandates. I like clean air and water but the EPA has nothing to do with either.

I bet VW is not the only automaker to do this. Isn't automakers forced to comply with some moving target every year on emission standards? Wouldn't be cheaper to just tweak the software instead of engineer a better engine?

Have you seen the standards requirements?

Even before the last recall VW TDI vehicles in the University of WV test were running much lower NOX emissions than previous generations of diesel engines. For example, the 2013 Passat TDI had an average of .24 grams per mile of NOX. Previous generations of TDI diesel engines were EPA certified at 1.0 gram per mile. The EPA standard is .05 grams per mile. All other emission gasses were below the EPA limits in every test.

Here's a good article with a little more detail for anyone interested.

http://www.mountain-valleymotors.com...-and-analysis/

[rbeau30]

Have you seen the standards requirements?

I don't remember specifics, but I remember reading "programs" as far back as 1999.


Here is a good start for reading material:
http://www3.epa.gov/otaq/ld-hwy.htm

[buffalobo]

VW and Dr. Winterkorn should get a prize for evading the EPA and their stupid mandates. I like clean air and water but the EPA has nothing to do with either.

^^^^This.

[buffalobo]

Damn, have not seen a derail/off topic after one post in a while.

Sorry Great-Kazzo.

[rbeau30]

Damn, have not seen a derail/off topic after one post in a while.

Sorry Great-Kazzo.

I was trying to kill it but that backfired. I didn't follow rule #2.