We must go to war with the US beef industry and food makers in general
In the last few months, at least 155 people in several states have become ill from a pair of rare strains of salmonella. And according to authorities, the source of the salmonella is food served at Taco Bell.
via Outbreak Of Rare Salmonella Strains Linked To Taco Bell – The Consumerist.
The lack of regulation over the past decade has made these sorts of things even worse.
Then there’s the beef industry.
Alright, you know the drill: go to your freezer and look for meat products labeled “EST. 8268,” which is now code for everybody’s favorite stomach bug: E. coli. The Valley Meat Company of California announced this week that they plan to recall nearly one million pounds of ground beef contaminated with the icky stomach bug.
Oprah was right to take the beef industry on in the past. Upton Sinclair’s jungle still grows. It’s more than just beef and it is putting people in danger. Down with factory-farms and huge monolithic agri-businesses who shun regulation!
Related posts:
