Pulverizing Hog Brains Is Not A Good Job

Redbeard (who should blog more) alters us to this story of a mysterious disease striking employees at a Hormel hog slaughtering plant in Minnesota.

The reason--they are inhaling molecules of brain when they use the air compressor to separate the brain from the skull. They routinely get splattered with brain matter and breathe in some. This seems to lead to a neurological problem where the immune system attacks the body.

This is reason #45109 why industrialized meat processing is a bad idea. It is disgusting and dangerous. It is low paying and the industry exploits immigrant labor. It's been bad since before Upton Sinclair wrote The Jungle. They often provide low-quality meat that comes from an unknown farmer to your store.

And their workers breathe in pig brains.

Enjoy your bacon tomorrow morning!