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Strawberries usually mean sweetness and summer, but unless we speak up, strawberry production in California could become better known for causing cancer, birth defects and miscarriages. California is considering allowing the use of a highly toxic chemical on strawberry fields. This affects all of us, since 90% of U.S. ...strawberries are grown in California. A panel of Nobel laureates and expert scientists called methyl iodide "one of the most toxic chemicals used in manufacturing," yet the State of California is considering allowing it to be sprayed and injected into the soil. California's own report found that if methyl iodide is used, "control of human exposure would be difficult if not impossible" and would result in "significant adverse impacts on public health," including cancer, miscarriages, and brain damage to fetuses and children. It's important that we take action to stop the approval of this dangerous chemical.
ReplyDeleteEFSA rules out H1N1 risk to humans from meat
ReplyDeleteBy Rory Harrington, 15-Jun-2010
Related topics: Quality & Safety
The meat processing industry has welcomed a report from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) ruling out the risk of humans contracting the H1N1 virus from pork, pork products, turkey or processing equipment.
The report provides further confirmation that there is no foodborne risk to humans from meat, said Clitravi, the liaison organisation for European meat processors. The opinion from the region’s most prominent food safety body echoes similar verdicts reached by the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE). Read more
http://www.foodproductiondaily.com/Quality-Safety/EFSA-rules-out-H1N1-risk-to-humans-from-meat/?c=WYXP2if%2B1qiFMrVaMHo8ig%3D%3D&utm_source=Newsletter_Subject&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsletter%2BSubject
I think the statement that say "there is no foodborne risk to humans from meat" needs to be qualified since you and I know meat can bring quite a lot of problems ranging from Gout to microbiological contaminaints that may be fouind in meat! I fear to open the can since my country is the main producer of beef but I know meat can be dangerous if not well handled!!
ReplyDeleteGood thought Titus. In this case however, i believe the reporters speak specifically to "NO risk of humans contracting the H1N1 virus from pork, pork products, turkey or processing equipment." We must be mindful however, that these are early days yet. Science is evolving and who knows what 10 years down the road will bring? We just have to trust the science for now but at the same time exercise we must be mindful of this virus as it is infectious.
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