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Outraged by Pink Slime? Actually, Chicken Could Be a Much Bigger Risk

Bruce Friedrich | Posted 01.19.2013 | Home
Read More: Chicken, Usda, Fsis, Campylobacter, Consumer Reports, University of Arizona, Michael Greger, Salmonella, Pink Slime, Mark Bittman, Home News
Bruce Friedrich

There's a real dispute about the safety of pink slime, but not so of chicken. If we has a nation became alarmed in proper proportion to things that are concerning, however, white slime would be a much bigger concern than pink slime.

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Flu Season: Factory Farming Could Cause A Catastrophic Pandemic

Kathy Freston | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Read More: Flu Pandemic, Swine Flu, Flu, Factory Farm, H1n1, Food, Avian Flu, Health, Food Policy, Flu Season, Michael Greger, Books, Farming, Vegetariansm, Books News
Kathy Freston

So far, only thousands of people have died from swine flu. Unless we radically change the way chickens and pigs are raised for food, though, it may only be a matter of time before a catastrophic pandemic arises.

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E. Coli, Salmonella and Other Deadly Bacteria and Pathogens in Food: Factory Farms Are the Reason

Kathy Freston | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Read More: Books, Bird Flu Book, Swine Flu, Factory Farms, Bird Flu, Food Policy, Salmonella, Flu, Diarrea, E. Coli, Pathogens, Chicken, Diarrhea, Food, Michael Greger, Bacteria, H1n1, Flu Season, Books News
Kathy Freston

It seems that things have gotten out of hand in our food production, especially in the livestock sector. In Part 2 of this interview, we discuss E. coli, Salmonella and other worrisome pathogens.

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