Tainted Food. Danylo Hawaleshka.
by Hawaleshka, Danylo; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2005Article 49Health. Publisher: Maclean's, 2004ISSN: 1522-323X;.Subject(s): Fish as food -- Contamination | Food -- Health aspects | Food -- Safety measures | Food additives | Food contamination | Natural foods | Pesticide residues in foodDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Giant agribusinesses pack together cattle, pigs, chickens and fish by the hundreds and thousands, necessitating the use of germ-fighting antibiotics that we end up swallowing. Studies suggest these ingested drugs can increase the risk of harmful bacteria in humans developing antibiotic resistance. Growth hormones pumped into cattle raise concerns over disruption of our own hormone systems. Our fruit, vegetables, meat and milk are found to contain toxic pesticides in trace amounts. Processed meats are preserved with nitrite and nitrate salts that guard against the bacterial growth that causes botulism, but have been linked to cancer. Trans fatty acids in margarines, shortening, fast foods and common baker products increase the risk of heart disease. There are worries about genetically modified food and the incessant push by business to irradiate meat to sterilize it." (MACLEAN'S) This article examines the problems with food production methods and discusses ways consumers can educate themselves about food safety.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Tainted Food, Jan. 26, 2004; pp. 22-29.
"Giant agribusinesses pack together cattle, pigs, chickens and fish by the hundreds and thousands, necessitating the use of germ-fighting antibiotics that we end up swallowing. Studies suggest these ingested drugs can increase the risk of harmful bacteria in humans developing antibiotic resistance. Growth hormones pumped into cattle raise concerns over disruption of our own hormone systems. Our fruit, vegetables, meat and milk are found to contain toxic pesticides in trace amounts. Processed meats are preserved with nitrite and nitrate salts that guard against the bacterial growth that causes botulism, but have been linked to cancer. Trans fatty acids in margarines, shortening, fast foods and common baker products increase the risk of heart disease. There are worries about genetically modified food and the incessant push by business to irradiate meat to sterilize it." (MACLEAN'S) This article examines the problems with food production methods and discusses ways consumers can educate themselves about food safety.
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