He rattled off questions over the phone, wanting to know what federal officials were saying. Just there is some suggestion that we could have a listeria problem at the plant. The next day, Dec. 20, McMillan put his wife on the ship alone. He flew the 2,145 miles to Chicago, back to a problem that was rapidly growing into a full-blown crisis. A MIchigan meat plant struggles with santiation.
Listeriosis outbreak begins in Tennessee, Ohio, New York and Connecticut.
Sara Lee starts damage control while the USDA still sits on the fence. A consumer hot line leaves callers cold. Enter the lawyers. Far from it. The government must put the public before the industry.