You Won't Be Able To Tell Where Your Meat Comes From Now, Thanks To Congress:
Beef and pork packages in the US will no longer be required to bear a label saying where the animal originally came from-meaning that consumers will have less information about the product they are buying. Ref. Source 4v.
Antibiotic-Resistant “Superbugs” in Meat
TAs a rule, “high-ranking public-health officials try to avoid apocalyptic descriptors. So it’s worrying to hear those like the Director of the CDC warn of a coming health ‘nightmare’ and a ‘catastrophic threat.’” A number of prominent publications recently warned of the threat of antibiotic resistance. The CDC estimates that at a minimum, more than […] Ref. Source 6u.
Pollutants in fish inhibit human's natural defense system
In a new study, environmental pollutants found in fish were shown to obstruct the human body's natural defense system to expel harmful toxins. The research team suggests that this information should be used to better assess the human health risks from eating contaminated seafood. Ref. Source 6c.
Inspector sentenced for certifying bad beef
Federal prosecutors say a California meat inspector who falsely certified that contaminated beef was free of E. Coli has been sentenced to a year of home detention. The Downey man was also ordered to pay more than $300,000 in restitution. Ref. Source 9r.
Virus in Chicken Could Be Linked to Obesity
Infectobesity Adenovirus 36 and Childhood Obesity - Recently, there has been research examining the connection between poultry consumption and weight gain. One study out of the Netherlands examining about 4,000 people, correlated chicken consumption with weight gain. Another study followed 89,000 people in four other countries and found that animal protein intake was associated with long-term weight gain, and poultry was the […] Ref. Source 5c.
Why Does the Meat Industry Routinely Feed Animals Antibiotics?
When farm animals are fed antibiotics, they can develop antibiotic-resistant bacteria in their guts. Manure contamination of meat can then transfer these gut bacteria to humans. These bacteria can even spread to vegetarians, since drug-resistant bacteria in the animal feces can also spread to people through crops or the environment. Exhaust fans can blow MRSA […] Ref. Source 7k.