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The recent brouhaha over pink slime (and other mass meat production processes is only the beginning. Here’s a roundup of some standout reporting about the food on your plate.
What the USDA Doesn’t Want You to Know About Antibiotics and Factory Farms, Mother Jones, July 2011
The USDA appears to have repeatedly removed a report by a USDA-contracted researcher that summarized recent academic work, from “reputed, scientific, peer-reviewed, and scholarly journals,” on possible links between antibiotic-resistant infections and factory farm animals. Mother Jones got a permanent PDF of the researcher’s report, dubbing the “document the USDA doesn’t want you to see.”
Contributed by @foodinteg
America’s Dangerous Food-Safety System, Daily Beast/ Newsweek, September 2011
Lack of inspectors in U.S. food-safety system exposes Americans to risk of illness and death.
Contributed by @StepShep
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