Local farmers speak on importance of crop care after listeria outbreak

Published: Jul 29, 2024 Duration: 00:02:14 Category: News & Politics

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AROUND THE COUNTRY HAVE BEEN RECALLED DUE TO CONCERNS OVER POTENTIAL LISTERIA CONTAMINATION CONCERNS. NEARLY 20 DIFFERENT TYPES OF VEGETABLES SOLD BY OHIO BASED WEIRS FARM ARE BEING TAKEN OFF OF SHELVES, AND SOME OF THOSE SOLD WERE IN PENNSYLVANIA. MATT MATHIAS IS IN OUR STUDIO TONIGHT WITH REACTION FROM LOCAL FARMERS. SEAN/JEN, THIS PRODUCE WAS SOLD IN THE LIKES OF WALMART, ALDI, AND MANY MORE STORES THROUGHOUT THE U.S. AND EVEN INCLUDES THINGS LIKE SALAD KITS. ACCORDING TO THE U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPORTED CASES OF LISTERIA DUE TO THE PRODUCE. HOWEVER, THERE HAVE BEEN 34 CASES AND TWO DEATHS CAUSED BY CONTAMINATED BOAR'S HEAD DELI MEAT. FOR SOME FARMERS, IT JUST REITERATES THE WHY IT MATTERS TO KNOW WHERE YOUR FOOD COMES FROM. THE OWNER OF GOOD EVENING. THOUSANDS OF SOLD IN THE LIKES OF WALMART, ALDI, AND MANY MORE STORES THROUGHOUT THE U.S. AND EVEN INCLUDES THINGS LIKE SALAD KITS. ACCORDING TO THE U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPORTED CASES OF LISTERIA DUE TO THE PRODUCE. HOWEVER, THERE HAVE BEEN 34 CASES AND TWO DEATHS OUR WEATHER CAMERA IS SHOWING BEAUTIFUL SUMMER WEATHER STORM TRACKER SHOWING NO RAIN OUR TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE 80S WARM AND HUMID...CHANCE OF AN EVENING SHOWER OR STORM, MAINLY SOUTH OF ERIE LOW: 59-72 ERIE/62-67 INLAND AND MOUNTAINS A listeria outbreak causes concern for vegetable and deli meat producers across the country and here in Erie we spoke to local farmers to say what it takes to safely get food onto your dinner tables. PLUS THE ERIE COUNTY CORONER'S OFFICE IS INVESTIGATING AN APPARENT ACCIDENTAL DROWNING AFTER AN ERIE MAN REPORTEDLY FALLS WHILE WORKING ON HIS BOAT LATE LAST WEEK. GOOD EVENING. THOUSANDS OF PRODUCE AND DELI PRODUCTS AROUND THE COUNTRY HAVE BEEN RECALLED DUE TO CONCERNS OVER POTENTIAL LISTERIA CONTAMINATION CONCERNS. NEARLY 20 DIFFERENT TYPES OF VEGETABLES SOLD BY OHIO BASED WEIRS FARM ARE BEING TAKEN OFF OF SHELVES, AND SOME OF THOSE SOLD WERE IN PENNSYLVANIA. MATT MATHIAS IS IN OUR STUDIO TONIGHT WITH REACTION FROM LOCAL FARMERS. SEAN/JEN, THIS PRODUCE WAS SOLD IN THE LIKES OF WALMART, ALDI, AND MANY MORE STORES THROUGHOUT THE U.S. AND THE RECALL EVEN INCLUDES THINGS LIKE SALAD KITS. A DOZEN AND A HALF DIFFERENT TYPES OF VEGETABLES HAVE BEEN RECALLED DUE TO CONCERN OF LISTERIA CONTAMINATION. PRODUCTS WERE SOLD IN GROCERY STORE CHAINS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. ACCORDING TO THE U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPORTED CASES OF LISTERIA DUE TO THE PRODUCE. FOR SOME FARMERS, IT JUST REITERATES THE WHY IT MATTERS TO KNOW WHERE YOUR FOOD COMES FROM. ((13:37:56;15 -- 13:38:02;24)) JOHN MASON JR.| OWNER OF MASON FARMS "Knowing what they do, how they treat it, all that kind of stuff plays into all of the parts on these recalls which we're seeing more and more of." ((13:38:47;04 -- 13:38:54;29)) "Public safety is a very big issue when we're dealing with produce and things you eat and we tend to take that very seriously here." ((STANDUP)) MATT MATHIAS| @MATTMATHIAST V "The owner of Mason Farms says that listeria typically comes from things like water and soil, and at mason farms, they regulate them meticulously." LISTERIA CAN MANIFEST IN MANURE FERTILIZED SOIL AND UNTREATED WATER. AT MASON FARMS, SOIL ISN'T FERTILIZED WITH MANURE AND THE WATER THAT THEY USE ON CROPS IS TREATED BEFOREHAND. UP-KEEPING CROPS IS ESSENTIAL, BUT AS ANY FARMER KNOWS, AN INCREDIBLY TIME CONSUMING AND LABOR INTENSIVE PROCESS. A SIXTH GENERATION FARMER FROM NORTH EAST EXPLAINS THE DIFFICULTIES OF COMPETING WITH CORPORATE FARMS. ((11:29:30;15 -- 11:29:45;26)) TIMOTHY BURCH | OWNER OF BURCH FARMS "Todayout to survive. It's very challenging to compete against the big corporat

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