=93Salmonella are intestinal bacteria, and tomatoes have no intestine,=94
PCRM president Neal Barnard, M.D., says. =93These germs come from
chicken and cow feces that contaminate waterways used for irrigation
and contaminate kitchen counters and grocery store shelves.=94
"As a recent Pew Commission Re****t on industrial farm animal
production noted, untreated animal waste harboring pathogens
contaminates air, water, soil, and crops. Farm animal waste was the
identified cause of a 2006 E. coli outbreak in which infected spinach
killed three people and sickened hundreds of others, according to an
investigation by the FDA.."
NEWS RELEASE:
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Angry Doctors Use 1,000 Tomatoes To Spell Out Salmonella Source For
FDA: "It=92s The Meat, Stupid!"
Demonstration July 8 at U.S. Health and Human Services Seeks FDA Focus
on Animal Agriculture=92s Key Role in Foodborne Illnesses Linked to
Tomatoes
WA****NGTON=97As the Food and Drug Administration enters the 13th week of
its struggle to identify the source of the salmonella outbreak that
has reached 38 states and the District of Columbia, doctors will spell
it out for them=97quite literally. Doctors from the Physicians Committee
for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) will use more than 1,000 tomatoes
arranged to write =93IT=92S THE MEAT, STUPID!=94 in front of the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services building at 200 Independence
Avenue, S.W., on Tuesday morning. They aim to highlight the key role
of meat industry pollution in spreading salmonella, E. coli, and other
foodborne pathogens that affect thousands of Americans every year.
=93Salmonella are intestinal bacteria, and tomatoes have no intestine,=94
PCRM president Neal Barnard, M.D., says. =93These germs come from
chicken and cow feces that contaminate waterways used for irrigation
and contaminate kitchen counters and grocery store shelves.=94
A dangerous salmonella strain dubbed "salmonella saintpaul" has
sickened more than 900 Americans in recent weeks. Pollution from
animal agriculture is the most likely original source. Like E. coli,
salmonella live in the intestinal tracts of animals and are usually
transmitted to humans from food contaminated with animal feces. As a
recent Pew Commission Re****t on industrial farm animal production
noted, untreated animal waste harboring pathogens contaminates air,
water, soil, and crops. Farm animal waste was the identified cause of
a 2006 E. coli outbreak in which infected spinach killed three people
and sickened hundreds of others, according to an investigation by the
FDA, an agency within Health and Human Services.
Dr. Barnard pointed out that infected cows and chickens, not tomatoes
or other vegetables, are the ultimate source of dangerous outbreaks of
foodborne illness. The problem needs to be attacked at the source, in
the factory farms, ranches, and feedlots where infected animals
produce waste that contaminates healthful produce. Salmonella are
currently found on approximately one-third of chicken products in
retail stores, and feces from chickens and other animals carry the
bacteria to other food products. Consumers can fight foodborne
illnesses by choosing meatless meals.
Event details:
WHO: Neal Barnard, M.D., nutrition researcher and president of PCRM;
Hope Ferdowsian, M.D., M.P.H., public health specialist; and other
PCRM health experts
WHAT: =93It=92s the Meat, Stupid!=94 will be spelled out with more than
1,000 tomatoes, as doctors urge FDA to focus on meat industry=92s role
in salmonella outbreak
WHEN: Tuesday, July 8th, 10:30 a.m. to
noon
WHERE: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 200 Independence
Avenue, S.W. (in plaza area between 2nd and 3rd streets)
For an interview with Dr. Barnard or another PCRM physician, contact
Jeanne McVey at 202-686-2210, ext. 316, or jeannem@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
in 1985, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is
a nonprofit health organization that promotes preventive medicine,
especially good nutrition. PCRM also conducts clinical research
studies, opposes unethical human experimentation, and promotes
alternatives to animal research.
http://www.pcrm.org/news/release080709.html
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STILL FEELING LIKE THE MAINSTREAM U.S. COR****ATE MEDIA
IS GIVING A FULL HONEST PICTURE OF WHAT'S GOING ON?
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