CHICAGO: Get E. coli off the menu - (Chicago Sun-Times)
November 14, 2007 – 4:23 pmThe federal government, according to this editorial, wants us to swallow yet another load of crap. But don’t worry, it’s cooked, so it’s considered safe.
Meat contaminated with the E. coli bacteria is OK to sell if — get this — it is cooked first. The federal government has allowed American meat companies to feed the nation tainted meat with this caveat. Lawmakers must close this E. coli loophole immediately.
The editorial says that federal meat inspectors have disclosed a little-known fact: A U.S. Agriculture Department regulation allows processing plants to sell meat that tests positive for E. coli. The only stipulation is such meat carry a ‘cook only’ label, a practice that allows companies to profit from millions of pounds of bad meat. The USDA defended the rule, saying commercial cooking kills the bacteria and renders it safe to eat. This type of meat is usually sold as precooked hamburger, meatloaf […]
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