Slog - Comments on Are You Going to Make a Federal Case Out of It? http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/are_you_going_to_make_a_federal_case_out The USDA sends me an email when they make a federal case out of, say, E. coli, Listeria (a popular one), botulism, "undeclared allergens" in food, food mislabeling (oops--those Frozen Chicken Products aren't precooked!), and good old "adulterated" food. You can subscribe to the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service Open Federal Cases Update here. Yesterday's update concerns Federal Case FSIS-RC-012-2008: ...a Class II Recall of Frozen Cattle Heads That Contain Prohibited Materials. Take it away, Federal Casemaker: April 4, 2008 - Elkhorn Valley Packing LLC, a Harper, Kan., establishment, is voluntarily recalling approximately 406,000 pounds of frozen cattle heads... Copyright 2008 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 15:06:48 -0800 Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:13:54 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by elenchos Did I say anything? No, I didn't say a word, did I? Everyone thinks all I ever do is gloat. Am I gloating now? No. Not gloating even a teeny tiny bit.

Enjoy your meat.

]]> elenchos http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/are_you_going_to_make_a_federal_case_out#c991138 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/are_you_going_to_make_a_federal_case_out#c991138 Chow Sun, 06 Apr 2008 16:16:44 -0800 Comment by unPC what do they make out of cow heads that we would be eating? Bologna? Beef stock? Beef hot dogs?

Pasta alfredo sounding good tonight ...

]]> unPC http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/are_you_going_to_make_a_federal_case_out#c991145 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/are_you_going_to_make_a_federal_case_out#c991145 Chow Sun, 06 Apr 2008 16:43:53 -0800 Comment by Sam I think you have to be really well-known or a hipster to get tip picked up by Slog Tipping via e-mail, so I'll just link here.

But Dan, I thought you'd find it interesting that the Philadelphia Gay News isn't happy with Obama. They say he's refusing to speak with the Gay press.

]]> Sam http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/are_you_going_to_make_a_federal_case_out#c991146 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/are_you_going_to_make_a_federal_case_out#c991146 Chow Sun, 06 Apr 2008 16:46:32 -0800 Comment by COMTE Oh darn, and I just packed in my month's supply of cow heads - now I'm going to have to take them all back.

]]> COMTE http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/are_you_going_to_make_a_federal_case_out#c991148 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/are_you_going_to_make_a_federal_case_out#c991148 Chow Sun, 06 Apr 2008 16:56:47 -0800 Comment by Rain Monkey If you get grass-fed, organic beef you can safely eat the yummy, yummy tonsils, thymus, and brains.

Mmmmmm, head-cheese sandwichs and deep-fried sweet-breads. Just like home cooking.

]]> Rain Monkey http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/are_you_going_to_make_a_federal_case_out#c991152 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/are_you_going_to_make_a_federal_case_out#c991152 Chow Sun, 06 Apr 2008 17:46:38 -0800 Comment by Ryan It's good to see that Chun Li from Street Fighter was able to find work.

]]> Ryan http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/are_you_going_to_make_a_federal_case_out#c991153 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/are_you_going_to_make_a_federal_case_out#c991153 Chow Sun, 06 Apr 2008 17:48:37 -0800 Comment by Fnarf I keep asking "Karen" salacious questions, but she pretends she doesn't understand. Oh, I think she understands. When I ask her to rub hamburger on her breasts she is full of detail.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/are_you_going_to_make_a_federal_case_out#c991157 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/are_you_going_to_make_a_federal_case_out#c991157 Chow Sun, 06 Apr 2008 18:04:11 -0800 Comment by unPC okay if we can stray from cow heads here to assholes.....

in more political news (noticed by tsm first)...

Penn is fired

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0408/Penn_sidelined.html

]]> unPC http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/are_you_going_to_make_a_federal_case_out#c991158 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/are_you_going_to_make_a_federal_case_out#c991158 Chow Sun, 06 Apr 2008 18:23:18 -0800 Comment by elenchos I think somebody wishes their own blog was popular do they wouldn't have to constantly hijack threads to get attention.

]]> elenchos http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/are_you_going_to_make_a_federal_case_out#c991160 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/are_you_going_to_make_a_federal_case_out#c991160 Chow Sun, 06 Apr 2008 18:30:09 -0800 Comment by tsm lol@9. But really, elenchos, you won't be so smug about the vegetarian thing when some E.coli-colonized salad greens turn your innards into gumbo.

]]> tsm http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/are_you_going_to_make_a_federal_case_out#c991164 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/are_you_going_to_make_a_federal_case_out#c991164 Chow Sun, 06 Apr 2008 18:41:50 -0800 Comment by elenchos I am NOT smug1!!!!!

]]> elenchos http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/are_you_going_to_make_a_federal_case_out#c991167 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/are_you_going_to_make_a_federal_case_out#c991167 Chow Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19:01:32 -0800 Comment by ratcityreprobate I take it you haven't had Tacos de Cabeza (beef heads). The places that serve it usually also offer Sesos, Orejas, Ojos and Lengua (brains, ears, eyes and tongue. In the poorer parts of Mexiccan towns tacos made from beef heads are common. The heads are simmered overnight in large cauldrons and the meat is picked off the skulls in the morning and ready for the lunch crowd.

]]> ratcityreprobate http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/are_you_going_to_make_a_federal_case_out#c991174 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/are_you_going_to_make_a_federal_case_out#c991174 Chow Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19:43:13 -0800 Comment by Fifty-Two-Eighty Must . . . eat . . . brains.

]]> Fifty-Two-Eighty http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/are_you_going_to_make_a_federal_case_out#c991179 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/are_you_going_to_make_a_federal_case_out#c991179 Chow Sun, 06 Apr 2008 20:09:33 -0800 Comment by ellarosa fnarf, you really are a poet at heart.

]]> ellarosa http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/are_you_going_to_make_a_federal_case_out#c991191 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/are_you_going_to_make_a_federal_case_out#c991191 Chow Sun, 06 Apr 2008 20:57:31 -0800 Comment by Fnarf Oh, but I AM a poet, Ellarosa. It's just that it's all about breasts and ground meat, and no one wants to read it.

Cabeza is my second-favorite taco meat choice, after carnitas. So rich, so delicious.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/are_you_going_to_make_a_federal_case_out#c991192 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/are_you_going_to_make_a_federal_case_out#c991192 Chow Sun, 06 Apr 2008 21:00:51 -0800 Comment by ellarosa and i asked: "cow heads make?"

she answered: "Deer live in woodlands all over Europe, Asia, northern Africa and America. There are many deer species of various sizes but all the males grow antlers. The meat is lean and has a gamey flavor that can be made milder if soaked overnight."

useful, no?

]]> ellarosa http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/are_you_going_to_make_a_federal_case_out#c991193 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/are_you_going_to_make_a_federal_case_out#c991193 Chow Sun, 06 Apr 2008 21:01:35 -0800 Comment by sepiolida i'm not surprised to find beef head in a lot of the more processed meats, including bologna and hot dogs. just not tonsils though.

]]> sepiolida http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/are_you_going_to_make_a_federal_case_out#c991216 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/are_you_going_to_make_a_federal_case_out#c991216 Chow Sun, 06 Apr 2008 23:37:27 -0800 Comment by Greg Oh Karen, you tease.

]]> Greg http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/are_you_going_to_make_a_federal_case_out#c991893 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/are_you_going_to_make_a_federal_case_out#c991893 Chow Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:13:54 -0800