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and diseases that’s what. With all the dangerous diseases that we ingest we
mind as well eat it out of a toilet. Cows (beef) are supposed to eat grass for
easy digestion because they have sensitive stomachs but no they are being fed
corn. When cows eat grass, the grass seed gets in their hooves, which they
would deposit elsewhere and then it grows more grass and which more food for
them. When corn is ingest by cows, it’s not being digested it is found in there
feces. Eventually it leads to diseases that are as dangerous as E.coli. For
those of you who don’t know, E.coli can kill. In 1972, the FDA conducted
approximately 50,000 food safety inspections while in 2006, the FDA conducted
9,164. The number dropped severely meaning that meat factories can get away
with more. Meat factories didn’t recall meant until 16 people died. So instead
of the government doing more inspections (being that half of the people who is
in government use to work in the food industry and are aware disgusting it can
become) they stopped doing it as frequently it almost seems as they trust them.
I see it like this the food industry are the kids and the government are the
parents. What do you when the parents are away and hasn’t been checking on the
kids in a while? They mess around start getting sloppy and disgusting. YOU DON’T
TRUST KIDS BY THEMSELVES. In 1996, bacteria in spaghetti served at five school
in Sacramento, Cali made 400 children sick. In 1998 1,200 students in seven
states became ill after eating burritos from a plant in Chicago. Also in 1998,
12 children became infected with E.coli bacteria. One of the children a 2 year
old girl who doctors believe contracted the infection from a sibling or
playmate, was so seriously ill that doctors say she will need kidney
transplants before she turns 8. My question is if the government knows about
this why aren’t they doing anything about it? Bad enough this bacteria is in our
home food but in our school food too. If we aren’t safe in our school then
where are we safe?
Its true, but its not that the government trusts their workers. It's that the don't care as much as we like to believe they do because our health depends on it. They want their money and they will make it anyway that is convent for them. in their defense however ..there are many harmless strains of ecoli there is only one specific strain of it (0517:H7 to be very specific) that can cause issues like kidney problems. So as far as I'm concerned they are trying to say that the odds of someone getting sick from the traces of ecoli found in meat amongst other foods , are very slim. The fact that the odds even exist should raise cause for concern but the big question is where do we start ? the government hinders so much of the meat making process that its nearly impossible to tell what companies can and can't be trusted.
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DeleteMy viewpoint is exactly like this. But, this also adds on to the economy. The more inflation the more cut backs and negligence to be made. But it's ironic being though that the economy is the reason why they're doing this but also, it's the reason for their negligence. Do you think supply and demand has to do anything with this?
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DeleteThat is cray-cray. Did you also know that the waste coming from the cows travel into our water too. The ver packed animal houses also effect our daily lives. The government has so many millions laying around they continue to go the cheaper route by feeding the poor cows corn. I wonder if they know that by being so cheap with the way they treat animals on these farms affects them too. We aren't the only ones who eat meat. I doubt the whole government is vegetarians. They need to take bigger precautions when it comes to the food we intake. According to the Food Inc documentary we watched these government officials have a conflict of interest when it comes to checking the meats.
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Not only are the animals living conditions bad but they are also being treated bad. The chicks are having their beaks cut off. Animals are having their tails docked and ears cut off. They are not being fed healthy green grass but instead they are being fed soy beans and corn. Things that they cant properly digest. "Farmers" are cutting into the animals to help digest the corn and soy. These cuts can get infected and it creates very deadly strings of e.Coli.
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Evidence #2 - http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/28/opinion/antibiotics-and-the-meat-we-eat.html?ref=factoryfarming
"While the F.D.A. can see what kinds of antibiotic-resistant bacteria are coming out of livestock facilities, the agency doesn’t know enough about the antibiotics that are being fed to these animals."
Barbara Yehudah
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DeleteThat's true...that's all true I Heard that if someone working and they cut there finger or something they just keep cooking as if nothing ever happened
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DeleteDid you know that half pf the population of cows are getting Mad Cow Disease ? The cause of this is by cows eating infected feed. To save money, unethical farmers would grind up dead cows and mix in with the feed. Many of these dead cows were sick. This "sick" meat was then eaten by the other cows who in turn themselves got sick. The government knows about this disease and does nothing to prevent it from happening. It shows that the government doesnt care for our health.
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Whoa! Tiara, where did you get this information?! If it is true that half of all the cows are contracting Mad Cow Disease then why are there not more cases of mad cow disease in this country. According to a lot of the other evidence I am reading we Americans eat A LOT Of meat.
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Lataysia,
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i think the corporations and the government because the corporations should be smart enough to know what they are doing. Its there family and friends eating this stuff also. its the government because as the government they are suppose to look after us. We hired them they work for us- the people not the other way around. As the government they are suppose to inspect make sure that we are safe. This is a democracy after all. Meaning that we have the voice
DeleteI get what you are saying, and it is not that I disagree with you, its just that I wonder at what point to we tell the gov't to lay off and when do we ask them to help? How do we keep the balance between capitalist and communist model, you know?
DeleteTo answer your question, Lataysia, I think the government isn't doing anything simply because of any ties they have with the meat industry and for the money. The government doesn't care if we're all sick, just as long as we're quickly consuming what they provide for us (And quickly purchasing what they provide for us) I feel the feeding of corn to cows won't stop. It could decrease, however, if the demand for meat wasn't so high.
ReplyDeleteAccording to the graph on pbs.org, the consumption of meat has been on the rise from the early 1900's up to 2000, and still is! Chicken has made a huge leap over the years. If we were to cut down in red meats and poultry, maybe we wouldn't have to worry about workers feeding animals corn (and other sick, ground up animals). My question for you is how do you think we should go about cutting back on meat?
The proof is in the text:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/meat/safe/howmuch.html
The government has the best seat in the house they see everything and they just enjoy the show.Hearing that people are being sickened and harmed by the food should cause the government to change how the food industry to works.just like E.coli there are many other food contracted sicknesses and they come from the different and unseen things that go on behind the scenes.Food is a mass produced item i go to more places than we think but were focused on where we eat like fast food restaurants school and home.We as a people should look out for our food because no one is watching for us and you cant trust everything.Since we are on our own we need to know all forms of E.coli and other sicknesses. http://www.foodsafety.gov/poisoning/causes/bacteriaviruses/ecoli/
ReplyDeleteDo you think the government will stand up or just let its people be sickened?
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