The fact that this happened at all is reprehensible and unforgivable. I will never again buy shopseys, schniders, ziggys, maple leaf, hygrade, etc.

They are certainly tight lipped about it but I do beleive they are so stupid and that they have never cleaned the plant and equipment before such that the original plant still is not opened up.

Then a year later - on their best behavior and most diligent efforts, which are usless, arrogant canadian know-nothing, another plant has a recall of 9 different types of hotdogs.

At the hamilton, ontario plant, huffman, said they "have very strong food safety sanitation"!?!?!?1 If it were true that they even had ANY food safety sanitation they would not have had to recall 9 brands of hotdogs a year after killing canadian people. Imagine a whole million dollars to replace a family member!! money grubbing butchers

Take Tylenol for example, although it has been over twenty years, at one time poison was found in the pain-relief capsules, killing 7. This has resulted in packaging reforms in all over-the-counter substances.

Mistakes happen, it's how a corporation responds to these fatal errors that defines them.

In a Canadian perspective, I would argue that Maple Leaf remained far from "tight lipped" and were the first to admit their wrong doing. During this crisis, Maple Leaf responded to the public in a sensitive and transparent manner. They have implemented extensive safety procedures and positioned themselves as advocates for food safety.

Nothing will bring back the 22 lives lost of my fellow Canadiens, but as a consumer I am more than comfortable purchasing Maple Leaf products knowing these safety protocals are in place.

I'm shocked to hear Americans feel so passionately about food safety. Some of your leading food franchises are polluting the health of millions. You're the land of rising child obesity rates, diabetes and heart disease. So perhaps you should shift your focus on educating bloggers on another form of "food safety".

I'll take Maple Leaf over McDonald's any day.