[Valigator]

The salesman still being in the hospital reminds me of patients I had last year...The elderly mother lives in Florida full time and had been a patient for a couple of years..I didnt know her story until the son and daughter-in-law came in and we got to know each other. The family lived in New York, not sure what part but in their neighborhood was a small family owned market. The mother bought two packages of ground meat for hamburgers for a family get together. She said by the "grace of God" she didnt mix the two and opened them separately to form the patties. Her husband (elderly)and grandson ate from one package and I think a family friend? The husband died and the grandson lost his kidneys and sustained some other permanant organ damage. The grandfather was on life support for a month and the kid who was I think 15 at the time was in the hospital for 6 months. From what I gather a very large settlement was made, but the damage to the kid will be with him always....we, in this country take food safety for granted...I subscribe to alerts on food and product recalls...I dont know why but I have been doing it for a while now.
Literally everyday in my e-mail one or more products are on the list. I dont hear about them on the news...but this families story hit me hard... the old Italian grandmother who has been cooking for 60 years???? If it could happen to this family, it could happen to any of us..and you will never see it coming..