# Hot Pockets recalled. Batch found to have "Diseased and unsound animal parts" in them. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 19, 2014, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-pockets-recalled-batch-found-to-have-diseased-and-unsound-animal-parts-in-them/681726 "2014-02-19T19:16:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2014, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-pockets-recalled-batch-found-to-have-diseased-and-unsound-animal-parts-in-them/681726/1 "2014-02-19T19:16:16Z")
[This is mostly the “Philly Steak and Cheese” brand, mind you.](http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/hot-pockets-included-massive-meat-recall-n33241) Considering I had two of them about a week ago, I can think of one product I’m probably not going to buy very much anymore. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2014, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-pockets-recalled-batch-found-to-have-diseased-and-unsound-animal-parts-in-them/681726/2 "2014-02-19T19:21:49Z")
Ditto. Luckily the pockets I dug out of the freezer for a snack were the Cuban Sandwich ones. But no, I’ll pass on the Hot Pockets for the forseeable future, thank you very much. It’s a plot to make me eat healthier, I tell you! ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2014, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-pockets-recalled-batch-found-to-have-diseased-and-unsound-animal-parts-in-them/681726/3 "2014-02-19T19:32:57Z")
I’ve been boycotting Hot Pockets ever since they switched to that godawful “garlic buttery crust” – diseased body parts actually sound tasty, by comparison. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2014, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-pockets-recalled-batch-found-to-have-diseased-and-unsound-animal-parts-in-them/681726/4 "2014-02-19T19:35:48Z")
Hot Pockets recalled by PETA. Found to contain “Deceased and unethical animal parts” in them. ---
**Author:** ![tabi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@tabi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tabi)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2014, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-pockets-recalled-batch-found-to-have-diseased-and-unsound-animal-parts-in-them/681726/5 "2014-02-19T19:51:11Z")
Unethical? Thats very unexpected. Not a word i , would relate with food. Weird, hot pockets use.that gmo meat anyway how good can they think they are and whos to say what can crawl in their vats.😕 ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2014, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-pockets-recalled-batch-found-to-have-diseased-and-unsound-animal-parts-in-them/681726/6 "2014-02-19T20:06:46Z")
Hot Pockets recalled by delusional man. Memory of them found to contain “Delicious and savory animal parts.” ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2014, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-pockets-recalled-batch-found-to-have-diseased-and-unsound-animal-parts-in-them/681726/7 "2014-02-19T20:10:57Z")
> [@tabi](#): > > hot pockets use.that gmo meat Since genetically modified livestock is not approved for use as [food](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetically_modified_food#Foods_made_from_GM_animals), I’d like to see a cite for this. ---
**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2014, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-pockets-recalled-batch-found-to-have-diseased-and-unsound-animal-parts-in-them/681726/8 "2014-02-19T20:28:55Z")
I read that last night and looked up the recall. **8.7 MILLION POUNDS OF GROUND BEEF** are being recalled. I looked up the average capacity of a dump truck in order to try and scale this in my brain. They are recalling enough ground beef to fill ~170 dump trucks. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2014, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-pockets-recalled-batch-found-to-have-diseased-and-unsound-animal-parts-in-them/681726/9 "2014-02-19T20:38:24Z")
The article in the OP doesn’t say it was ground beef, it says it was ‘8.7 million pounds of beef parts, including whole carcasses and heads, feet, livers and so-called “mountain oysters,” among other items’. Those ‘other items’ may have been ground beef though. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2014, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-pockets-recalled-batch-found-to-have-diseased-and-unsound-animal-parts-in-them/681726/10 "2014-02-19T20:40:12Z")
Now I’m hearing Jim Gaffigan: “Dis-eeeased Pockets!” 😛 ---
**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2014, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-pockets-recalled-batch-found-to-have-diseased-and-unsound-animal-parts-in-them/681726/11 "2014-02-19T20:57:13Z")
> [@Kimballkid](#): > > The article in the OP doesn’t say it was ground beef, it says it was ‘8.7 million pounds of beef parts, including whole carcasses and heads, feet, livers and so-called “mountain oysters,” among other items’. Those ‘other items’ may have been ground beef though. I stand corrected. Still a lot of beef parts, though. ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2014, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-pockets-recalled-batch-found-to-have-diseased-and-unsound-animal-parts-in-them/681726/12 "2014-02-19T21:08:25Z")
> [@Infovore](#): > > Now I’m hearing Jim Gaffigan: “Dis-eeeased Pockets!” > > 😛 After this news, I’m looking forward to his next standup routine. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2014, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-pockets-recalled-batch-found-to-have-diseased-and-unsound-animal-parts-in-them/681726/13 "2014-02-19T21:17:02Z")
I was under the impression that they didn’t actually find any diseased beef, but that the inspections weren’t done properly so they just don’t know if any diseased meat got through. Big difference in facts, but not nearly as interesting a headline. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2014, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-pockets-recalled-batch-found-to-have-diseased-and-unsound-animal-parts-in-them/681726/14 "2014-02-19T21:23:35Z")
I’m surprised they found any real meat in a Hot Pocket to begin with! Those things are foul. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2014, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-pockets-recalled-batch-found-to-have-diseased-and-unsound-animal-parts-in-them/681726/15 "2014-02-19T21:26:06Z")
> [@Bob Ducca](#): > > I was under the impression that they didn’t actually find any diseased beef, but that the inspections weren’t done properly so they just don’t know if any diseased meat got through. Big difference in facts, but not nearly as interesting a headline. Yeah, the quote in the article actually is: > [@](#): > > U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service officials said the meat was recalled because the firm processed “diseased and unsound animals” without benefit of full inspection. ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2014, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-pockets-recalled-batch-found-to-have-diseased-and-unsound-animal-parts-in-them/681726/16 "2014-02-19T21:26:31Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > I’m surprised they found any real meat in a Hot Pocket to begin with! Those things are foul. I’m surprised they found any food components - meat, non-meat, GMO meat or food byproducts. Hot Pockets are synthesized glop. I particularly like the ones that are so loaded with nastiness they are coyly listed as two servings each. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2014, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-pockets-recalled-batch-found-to-have-diseased-and-unsound-animal-parts-in-them/681726/17 "2014-02-19T21:35:10Z")
> [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#): > > GMO meat Once again, there is no such thing as GMO meat. GMO livestock is not approved for use in food. ---
**Author:** ![Measure\_for\_Measure](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/measure_for_measure/32/557_2.png) [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2014, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-pockets-recalled-batch-found-to-have-diseased-and-unsound-animal-parts-in-them/681726/18 "2014-02-19T21:50:09Z")
Fun fact: Nestle is periodically embroiled in scandal. The classic one involved third world baby formula where they had dressed their marketers up as healthcare professionals and handed the stuff out, promoting early weaning among villagers who lacked access to clean water. Then they agreed to follow certain guidelines. Then they broke those guidelines. Their Carnation division, IIRC, palmed off corn syrup as apple juice. For babies. And now this. ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2014, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-pockets-recalled-batch-found-to-have-diseased-and-unsound-animal-parts-in-them/681726/19 "2014-02-19T22:10:48Z")
> [@Kimballkid](#): > > Once again, there is no such thing as GMO meat. GMO livestock is not approved for use in food. So, that button turns off your sense of humor? Got it. 🙂 (You picked one absurdity among several and missed the point, that is.) ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2014, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-pockets-recalled-batch-found-to-have-diseased-and-unsound-animal-parts-in-them/681726/20 "2014-02-19T23:02:57Z")
> [@Bob Ducca](#): > > I was under the impression that they didn’t actually find any diseased beef, but that the inspections weren’t done properly so they just don’t know if any diseased meat got through. Big difference in facts, but not nearly as interesting a headline. I don’t know, I’m reading on the Hot Pocket’s FB page that a lot of people who ate Hot Pockets in the last few days became very sick…the “stuff constantly flowing out of both ends” kind of sick. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-pockets-recalled-batch-found-to-have-diseased-and-unsound-animal-parts-in-them/681726.md?page=2)