19 Oct 2006
Simple change in cattle diets could cut E. coli infection

From Cornell and the USDA itself, no less. Note the date on the article: September 1998. Nearly 10 years ago. However, no changes in commercial feeding practices have been implemented due to this knowledge.

I think this more or less proves that the USDA knows what's happening, that feedlot operators know what's happening, and that, by inference, the FDA knows what's happening. And nobody's doing squat to prevent it - they only issue recalls on contaminated products after people have died.

Which shows the real priorities of government and their agribusiness "partners". Gag me ... just not with organic spinach.

A simple change in cattle diets in the days before slaughter may reduce the risk of Escherichia coli (E. coli) infections in humans, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Cornell University microbiologists have discovered.

(link) [Cornell University]

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