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POPSWhere's the Beef - Coming From? USDA Inspected - so it's safe - right? Well it used to be, when there were enough government inspectors on the job. But take 99 out of the 100 there used to be and the results is lots of people get sick, some die, and some get paralyzed for life like then-22 year-old dance instructor Stephanie Smith. Why is the US meat market less safe than in Japan or Europe? Ideology, not science. Greed, not any care for the consumer.
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POPSThe Burger That Shattered Her Life Meat companies and grocers have been barred from selling ground beef tainted by the virulent strain of E. coli known as O157:H7 since 1994, after an outbreak at Jack in the Box restaurants left four children dead. Yet tens of thousands of people are still sickened annually by this pathogen, federal health officials estimate, with hamburger being the biggest culprit. Ground beef has been blamed for 16 outbreaks in the last three years alone, including the one that left Ms. Smith paralyzed from the waist down. This summer, contamination led to the recall of beef from nearly 3,000 grocers in 41 states. Ms. Smith’s reaction to the virulent strain of E. coli was extreme, but tracing the story of her burger, through interviews and government and corporate records obtained by The New York Times, shows why eating ground beef is still a gamble. Neither the system meant to make the meat safe, nor the meat itself, is what consumers have been led to believe.
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POPSE. coli Fast Food Ice Cubes This article is certainly disturbing. E. coli was found in ice cubes in a number of fast food restaurants by a 12 year old girl. The type of E. coli was the typical bacterial variety. E. Coli O157:H7 is not the typical E Coli that resides the intestines. This type of bacteria causes bloody diarrhea, cramping, dehydration and possibly death. We tend to think of E Coli as residing on meat, but it can be found on vegetables - and in ice. Over 75 million Americans become ill from foodborne illness each year. by Christine
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POPSNeedle nightmare - Ebola It was a nightmare scenario: A scientist accidentally pricked her finger with a needle used to inject the deadly Ebola virus into lab mice.
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POPSBEWARE the Tomato This is the primary source for reporting all the cases of Salmonella saintpaul infections beginning in April of 2008.
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POPSToxic Salad What are fecal bacteria doing on our leafy greens? Go to link for more
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