20 Aug 2006
FDA OKs putting viruses on hot dogs, cold cuts

Ya know, they're probably right about there being little danger to the public from eating these bacteriophages. But what appalls me about this is the fact that, despite the massive use of antibiotics in the food supply, despite the overwhelming use of antiseptics and cleaning regimes, despite Federal and State inspections, they still feel obligated to take this step, because the food supply is still contaminated at a basic level, and these little buggers will help clean it up.

And that says more about our current agricultural/industrial complex than any virus ever could.

A mix of bacteria-killing viruses can be safely sprayed on cold cuts, hot dogs and sausages to combat common microbes that kill hundreds of people a year, federal health officials said Friday in granting the first-ever approval of viruses as a food additive.

(link) [CNN.com]

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