So I know that all of you who subscribe to Fur, Farm, and Fork do so for the meticulously researched analysis of food safety and regulatory issues.
So… here’s a Rihanna song parody about eliminating Listeria from a food plant!
…it was fun. And this is my site so I can do what I want.
If you want to listen to someone sing it, download the mp3 here.
Lyrics below, basically covering where Listeria can be found in the food plant enjoy!
Listeria (Disturbia Parody)
Bum Bum bio bum bum bio-film
Bum Bum bio bum bum bio-film
Bum Bum bio bum bum bio-film
Bum Bum bio bum bum bio-film
[what did we find
I didn’t expect this
What are we gonna do now]
What do these results mean
(presumptive positive)
Near the wall, near the sink
(where there was standing water)
Right where we process cream
(and products ready-to-eat)
Get the QA team together
It’s a sneaky microbe
Riding on your shoes
It can grow in the cold
Where it eludes you
A poison in your food
And it can end you
It’s too close for comfort
Let’s tear this room apart
We need to swab every square foot
Then the spare parts
We can get to the cause root
Use those trending charts
Why didn’t we catch this last year
It’s not in the product, we swear
But we just found Listeria
All the product’s been retained
Listeria
Biofilms in our drains
Listeria
Might be from the supply chain
Listeria
Listeria
Bum Bum bio bum bum bio-film
Bum Bum bio bum bum bio-film
Bum Bum bio bum bum bio-film
Bum Bum bio bum bum bio-film
Condensate drips from the walls
(we can’t see from where it comes)
These concrete cracks aren’t that small
(The floors are twenty years old)
We need some new grout
Old equipment thrown out
It’s too close for comfort
It’s a sneaky microbe
Riding on your shoes
It can grow in the cold
Where it eludes you
A poison in your food
And it can end you
It could be anywhere
Let’s tear this room apart
We need to swab every square foot
Then the spare parts
We can get to the cause root
Use those trending charts
Why didn’t we catch this last year
It’s not in the product, we swear
But we just found Listeria
All the product’s been retained
Listeria
Biofilms in our drains
Listeria
Might be from the supply chain
Listeria
Listeria
Bum Bum bio bum bum bio-film
Bum Bum bio bum bum bio-film
Bum Bum bio bum bum bio-film
Bum Bum bio bum bum bio-film
Risk assessments are now change-in
Zero tolerance And we’re jumpin-in
We didn’t no, oh, oh
Grab your swabs and let’s go oh oh
Let’s tear this room apart
We need to swab every square foot
Then the spare parts
We can get to the cause root
Use those trending charts
Why didn’t we catch this last year
It’s not in the product, we swear
But we just found Listeria
All the product’s been retained
Listeria
Biofilms in our drains
Listeria
Might be from the supply chain
Listeria
Listeria
Bum Bum bio bum bum bio-film
Bum Bum bio bum bum bio-film
Bum Bum bio bum bum bio-film
Bum Bum bio bum bum bio-film
Inspired by various warning letters at companies associated with outbreaks of Listeria monocytogenes. Original song performed by Rihanna, music composed by Robert Allen, Chris Brown, Andre Darrell Merritt, and Brian Kennedy Seals. Instrumental background sourced from www.karaoke-version.com.
This media file may contain copyrighted material that qualifies as fair use under the Copyright act of 1976. 17 U.S.C. Section 107. See Campbell vs. Acuff-Rose Music (92-1292), 510 US 569
This is probably the highlight of my month! Thanks so much for using your site as you wish, and pushing the boundaires of the “formal” food industry. I loved it!