Viewpoint: Cows standing knee deep in their poop is a very unattractive thought. Now imagine that poop being transported to rivers during a flood and landing on our crops when the water goes down. Soaking into the soil and into our "natural" food. I really think the government should do something about this because this is furthermore spreading E. Coli around. This could make somebody sick and potentially kill them. The government needs to wake up and take more action then they've already have because if people start dying after eating food produced here it could seriously effect one our power balance, our reputation, and basically ruin the countries reputation!
Evidence: "food inc." - movie by Robert Kenner
"There are many types of E. coli, and most of them are harmless. But some can cause bloody diarrhea. These are called enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC). One common type is called E. coli O157:H7. In some people, this type of E. coli may also cause severe anemia or kidney failure, which can lead to death." - http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/e-coli-infection-topic-overview
I agree with the first half of this statement, Something should be done by the government to help make sure our natural foods are safe to eat. But how would that "effect the balance"? there has been many cases of tainted food products over the years and nothing seems to have changed.
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DeleteI was wondering the same thing. Make sure you are including additional evidence in your posts.
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I agree with the first half of this statement as well , however the easiest way to mend this issue is to have the government crack down on the FDA. The FDA are very lenient with the inspections they perform on places like factories , farms and so on and so fourth . Ecoli spreads from meat to vegitables and crops to fruits because the workers are not being watched over. They just want their money just like everyone else in the food industry.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you and i did a blog on the same subject, in the movie Food inc. they also say that high temperature kills E. Coli bacteria. So Steaming your vegetables can also be a small solution to a big problem. But I don't think that the FDA is wholly to blame (maria). It is also the Farmers not shoveling and disposing the waste properly. I also agree with Rachane How is this effecting our power balance?
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DeleteErik,
ReplyDeleteWhat do you think the government should do about it? Also, what do you mean about the disruption of power balance?
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DeleteJust like Rochane and Maria, I do agree that something should be done about this by the government.
ReplyDeleteIn (http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/10/us-usa-flooding-arkansas-idUSTRE7496XF20110510) it states that rice is the crop that gets affected the most by these floods and according to (http://www.businessinsider.com/10-crops-that-feed-the-world-2011-9?op=1), rice is one of the most commonly grown crops across all fields and lands in the USA.
So my question to you, is with all these crops going to be affected by floods that do occur, what do you think is a way to prevent the crops from being flooded?
--Vaida G.
in response to Chippy and Sam i am speaking in reference to the future that if conditions stay the same things will get worst and the number of people infected with E. Coli will increase and if that increases there will be more deaths and with our bad reputation of bad meat or food period our trading with other countries for our "High Quality" resources will decline b because the chance of their citizens catching E.Coli and with that our popularity and the money we get from trade will go down. Also in response to Lisa i think the government should have an inspection every time the major agricultural influences just like you have to get your car inspected but also do random inspections. I think if that were to happen they would have to keep there farms cleaner than it is and we would have better quality food.
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