Full anal glands in people food.

That's what you get for eating pig ass!

You know, seeing as how this product has been around for a long time,
and intestines are naturally going to contain at least some residue of
waste (since processing crap is their natural function)....I would
suspect that this is not the first time this company has gotten
complaints about this. And the fact that they are still in business
selling pig intestines for human consumption tells you all you need to
know about the potential "success" of your lawsuit.

All these letters about chitterlings over the last few months have
served a purpose. I now know what NOT to order if i ever visit a
restaurant down south.

"Yes, waiter, I'll have the pig colon, hold the sauce"
-Words never to be uttered by me.

Eh, some people talk it, some people eat it. It won't harm you if
cooked properly.

Does anyone know if pigs have anal glands?

This northern gal now knows to much about chitterlins. Haven't tasted
them, seen them nor want to. All the best.

don't eat dead animals.

Either they are or they aren't and if you aren't sure, you don't have
any basis for a lawsuit. And as for endangering your life? Well, you
knew what you were getting when you bought them. It's not like it's a
big secret.

I hate to point out the obvious, but these are pig intestines. You
almost HAVE to expect to find some fecal matter SOMEWHERE in them.
Even if they are cleaned properly, there would still be the bacteria
and any other "organic" particles left behind.

Truthfully, you couldn't pay me a million dollars while on Fear Factor
to eat them!

Soylent Green is PEOPLE!!!

Did the lawyer say he or she would take the case?

Maybe it's just me but I was going to cook something that naturally
contains poop I would never assume that someone else would be as
zealous about washing the chitterlins as I would be.

Never trust someone else to do a thorough job on something like this.

You talk about lawsuits and the FDA but you're forgetting
something...


You're talking about a product that NATURALLY contains poop.


If this was a liver or brain or a steak then yes finding poop in it
would be an FDA issue. Clearly there should never be any fecal
material in those items.

But when you're talking about the animal's intestines... it's full of
poop to begin with. So threatening them with a lawsuit and the FDA
may not work the way you are imagining it will.



So even though you called your lawyer ... it does NOT mean you are
going to win a suit.

I even wash my "Ready to Eat" bags of lettuce and such. It seems
logical that there could be a bug or something in it.

You can bet if I am buying pig intestines, I wouldn't be suprised to
find poop in it. I just don't see how you could sue over that.

Of course there is feces in the product. That is why it is always
recommended that you rinse them several times over before cooking
them. Even if they are 'already cleaned', better to be safe. And yes
they do smell 'pungent', that is the nature of the product.

I do not think you have a leg to stand on legally.

This letter shivered me timbers....ewwwww.

OMG!!! why would anyone eat something so disgusting on purpose?

How does Gumbo cost you $90.00 to make? I make it all the time for
dinner and im not rich

How was your life endangered?

It's intestines. My guess is this is a risk you run when you buy them.
Kinda how pitted cherries sometimes have pits or boneless chicken
sometimes have bones.

but oh dear god that is gross.

a southern lady who worked for my father called this dish chit'lins,
and while he would never allow her to prepare it for our dinner table,
she told me in great detail exactly what it is.

When a pig is slaughtered, contents of its intestines can be prepared
to eat. This material will become feces in the large bowel, but the
bacterial action converting undigestible components passed from the
small bowel doesn't begin until all nutrients have been absorbed, and
the pig's body starts processing what remains as waste. This begins at
the juncture of small and large intestines. What I know of as
chit'lins, refers to contents of the hog's small bowel, prior to
assimilation. None of the bacteria that transform indigestibles into
feces, or such material itself, flows against peristaltic action. Most
animals killed for meat are gutted immediately after death.

Like my favorite Japanese delicacies of sushi, anything prepared raw,
or of organ meat, esoterica such as blood sausage, and chit'lins as
it's described here, must be prepared and served only by practitioners
of such cuisines of the most knowledgeable and experienced
capacities.

I have no idea how chit'lins should be prepared, or what they look
like when you bring them home from the market. Liver can be very nice
if the person selecting the cut and freshness knows what they're
doing, how to season and cook it, though a few times a year is quite
enough for me.

Sorry for my misinformation, and enjoy=== enjoy~~

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitterlings

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a Kevlar apron next time you prepare this dish.

C.L. M.,

I am not an attorney nor am I a paid spokesperson but I'd venture now
that you have contacted your attorney there is a slim chance this
letter will generate a response.

BillR.