It would be better to clean that crap up, but the resistant strain problem would require that it get transferred back into the food chain to breed some more. I assume that feeding the animals antibiotics makes the problem far worse.
On Sat, Feb 08, 2003 at 06:30:25PM -0800, Devine, James wrote: > > > one problem is that some E. Coli would survive, so that a > radiation-resistant would eventually develop. Also, wouldn't it make > sense to simply clean up the feedlots, so that no sh*t got in our food? > Jim > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 2/8/2003 4:08 PM > Subject: [PEN-L:34501] Re: Re: Irradiated Beef in School Lunches > > On 2/1/03, Yoshie Furuhashi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > Eric Schlosser in his FAST FOOD NATION > > . . . quotes someone saying that irradiation > > simply allows the meat-packers to avoid dealing > > with the root causes of E. Coli and the like, i.e., > > the crowded and totally unsanitary conditions > > of feed-lots. > > Does irradiation kill or at least render harmless to > humans "E. coli and the like" found in meat? If so, > wouldn't irradiation be an effective way, at least for "E. > coli and the like" purposes, of "dealing with the root > causes" referred to? > > > -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
