Guest guest Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 Hi veggie friends, Please sign the petition so that the *true* source of Salmonella can be determined - the overproduction of animals for food. Their feces get into the water and then the soil. That's how plants are affected. Salmonella live in the digestive tract of animals, not plants. Thanks, Doris ----- Forwarded Message ---- " PCRM President Neal Barnard, M.D. " <neal-barnard dsarni Friday, July 25, 2008 12:30:55 PM It's the Meat, Stupid DONATE SIGN THE PETITON TELL A FRIEND SIGN THE PETITION AND TELL A FRIEND Dear Dr. Sarni, During the current salmonella outbreak, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Food and Drug Administration, an agency within HHS, have focused Americans’ attention first on tomatoes and now on jalapeño peppers as a likely source of the infectious bacteria. However, contaminated produce is only the last link in a chain that begins with the meat industry. It is essential for consumers to know that burgeoning meat consumption has caused a massive overproduction of chickens, cows, pigs, and other animals, leading to unprecedented production of feces that end up in rivers, streams, and irrigation water, and contaminate otherwise healthful produce. Salmonella are intestinal organisms. Needless to say, tomatoes and peppers do not have an intestinal tract. When feces end up in irrigation water, salmonella can contaminate the surfaces of plants and can apparently pass into their rootlets, ending up inside produce. Infectious bacteria from animal feces also contaminate agricultural fields, workers’ hands, retail shelves, and kitchen surfaces. Join PCRM in calling for the Department of Health and Human Services to investigate the source of the contamination—the root of the problem lies in the meat industry! We need your help today. Click here to sign our petition and add your name to our list of outraged citizens. Help us provide a wake up call to HHS and demand it starts protecting our food supply. Best regards, Neal Barnard, M.D. PCRM President Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine 5100 Wisconsin Ave., N.W., Ste. 400 Washington, DC 20016 Phone: 202-686-2210 E-mail: info Forward this message to a friend Un from PCRM e-mail communications View this message as HTML in your browser Change your e-mail preferences Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 27, 2008 Report Share Posted July 27, 2008 It's the Meat, Stupid SFLivingFoods- Hi folks, Please sign this petition and help get this info out. Thanks. Dorleen SIGN THE PETITON AND TELLA FRIEND http://support.pcrm.org/site/R?i=PqoWMzAKt2XKvbFLF1VbdA.. ----- Dear PCRM supporter, During the current salmonella outbreak, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Food and Drug Administration, an agency within HHS, have focused Americans' attention first on tomatoes and now on jalapeño peppers as a likely source of the infectious bacteria. However, contaminated produce is only the last link in a chain that begins with the meat industry. It is essential for consumers to know that burgeoning meat consumption has caused a massive overproduction of chickens, cows, pigs, and other animals, leading to unprecedented production of feces that end up in rivers, streams, and irrigation water, and contaminate otherwise healthful produce. Salmonella are intestinal organisms. Needless to say, tomatoes and peppers do not have an intestinal tract. When feces end up in irrigation water, salmonella can contaminate the surfaces of plants and can apparently pass into their rootlets, ending up inside produce. Infectious bacteria from animal feces also contaminate agricultural fields, workers' hands, retail shelves, and kitchen surfaces. Join PCRM in calling for the Department of Health and Human Services to investigate the source of the contamination--the root of the problem lies in the meat industry! We need your help today. Click here to sign our petition and add your name to our list of outraged citizens. Help us provide a wake up call to HHS and demand it starts protecting our food supply. SIGN THE PETITON http://support.pcrm.org/site/R?i=2XarhstTkkf94aXEjdDb4Q.. Best regards, Neal Barnard, M.D. PCRM President ----- DONATE http://support.pcrm.org/site/R?i=vp6TLBkor2RhqgyW8CtvuA.. SIGN THE PETITON http://support.pcrm.org/site/R?i=U_20UA1DCbc5w8TN0Ko4kw.. TELL A FRIEND http://support.pcrm.org/site/R?i=6swaoy4W_v_5RGHrnhjtJA.. Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine 5100 Wisconsin Ave., N.W., Ste. 400, Washington, DC 20016 Phone: 202-686-2210 E-mail: pcrm --- Your friend can to this list, by sending a blank email to: SFLivingFoods- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 I don't like calling anybody stupid. I am speaking for myself, not in any official capacity. , Scott Munson <scott wrote: > > It's the Meat, Stupid > SFLivingFoods- > > Hi folks, > Please sign this petition and help get this info out. Thanks. > Dorleen > > SIGN THE PETITON AND TELLA FRIEND > http://support.pcrm.org/site/R?i=PqoWMzAKt2XKvbFLF1VbdA.. > > ----- > > Dear PCRM supporter, > > During the current salmonella outbreak, the Department of Health and > Human Services (HHS) and the Food and Drug Administration, an agency > within HHS, have focused Americans' attention first on tomatoes and > now on jalapeño peppers as a likely source of the infectious bacteria. > However, contaminated produce is only the last link in a chain that > begins with the meat industry. It is essential for consumers to know > that burgeoning meat consumption has caused a massive overproduction > of chickens, cows, pigs, and other animals, leading to unprecedented > production of feces that end up in rivers, streams, and irrigation > water, and contaminate otherwise healthful produce. > > Salmonella are intestinal organisms. Needless to say, tomatoes and > peppers do not have an intestinal tract. When feces end up in > irrigation water, salmonella can contaminate the surfaces of plants > and can apparently pass into their rootlets, ending up inside produce. > Infectious bacteria from animal feces also contaminate agricultural > fields, workers' hands, retail shelves, and kitchen surfaces. > > Join PCRM in calling for the Department of Health and Human Services > to investigate the source of the contamination--the root of the > problem lies in the meat industry! We need your help today. Click here > to sign our petition and add your name to our list of outraged > citizens. Help us provide a wake up call to HHS and demand it starts > protecting our food supply. > > SIGN THE PETITON > http://support.pcrm.org/site/R?i=2XarhstTkkf94aXEjdDb4Q.. > > Best regards, > > Neal Barnard, M.D. > PCRM President > > ----- > > DONATE > http://support.pcrm.org/site/R?i=vp6TLBkor2RhqgyW8CtvuA.. > > SIGN THE PETITON > http://support.pcrm.org/site/R?i=U_20UA1DCbc5w8TN0Ko4kw.. > > TELL A FRIEND > http://support.pcrm.org/site/R?i=6swaoy4W_v_5RGHrnhjtJA.. > > > Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine > 5100 Wisconsin Ave., N.W., Ste. 400, Washington, DC 20016 > Phone: 202-686-2210 > E-mail: pcrm > > --- > > Your friend can to this list, by sending a blank email to: > > SFLivingFoods- > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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