Guest guest Posted December 16, 1999 Report Share Posted December 16, 1999 I've got a good idea.Why don't we all go on down to the Nevada test sites and gather some of the glass and debris, and make doors and windows for our homes.That way we can rest assured pesky mold and mildew won't bother us any more.And hey how about rocks from bikini atoll ground up and put in the animal feed, that way you don't have to go all that expence later on.While we're at it why don't we just drop some war heads on Texas?No more bad, mean old, squiggly, naughty gearms after that......!Who are they? What does " safe " mean to them? Once " the great they " start eradiating dead rotting carcasses, belive me vegetables will soon follow.In My personal opinion organic food that is grown in accordance with the California organic foods act.is the way to go.But ofcourse that could be My second nose and third eyeball talking. Love and light, Paul Brennan. > > > > Digest Number 27 >16 Dec 1999 11:24:17 -0000 > > >> > Post message: > Subscribe: - > Un: - > List owner: -owner > >Shortcut URL to this page: > /community/ >------ > >There are 5 messages in this issue. > >Topics in today's digest: > > 1. RE: Joanne always has an answer... > " Vikas Sharma " <carnival > 2. NEWS: meat processors, USDA, salmonella, and litigation > " anji b " <vegan > 3. RE: NEWS: meat processors, USDA, salmonella, and litigation > " Vikas Sharma " <carnival > 4. RE: MORE NEWS: USDA approves irradiation for meat > " anji b " <vegan > 5. RE: MORE NEWS: USDA approves irradiation for meat > " Vikas Sharma " <carnival > > >_____________________________ >_____________________________ > >Message: 1 > Wed, 15 Dec 1999 09:45:38 -0500 > " Vikas Sharma " <carnival >RE: Joanne always has an answer... > >Hey Anji! > >I love that article, " Feeding the Heart " ... It says that even wing nuts, >like me, have compassion!!!! We just aren't kind-hearted!! > >Long live the movement! > >Nanoo Nanoo, > > >Vikas > > > > > >_____________________________ >_____________________________ > >Message: 2 > Thu, 16 Dec 1999 00:06:22 +0500 > " anji b " <vegan >NEWS: meat processors, USDA, salmonella, and litigation > >Meat Processors to USDA: What's Wrong with a Little Salmonella for the >Young'ns? > >In an infuriating, but altogether believable scenario, a federal judge in >Dallas has upheld a lawsuit filed by beef manufacturer, forcing the U.S. >Department of Agriculture to allow the company, Supreme Beef, which has >failed salmonella contamination tests three times over eight months, to >continue selling their product. Supreme Beef supplies up to 45 percent of >the ground beef used in the national school lunch program, and it also >supplies beef to Wal-Mart. > >On Tuesday, November 30, the USDA had withdrawn its inspectors from the >Supreme Beef Processors plant in Dallas, effectively making it illegal to >sell beef in interstate commerce. The same day, Supreme Beef filed a >lawsuit and Federal Judge A. Joe Fish, agreed that withdrawing the >inspectors could cause irreparable harm to the company, and he issued a >temporary restraining order instructing the department to return inspectors >to the plant, pending a December 10 hearing. > >In it's lawsuit against the USDA, Supreme Beef contends that the government >has no authority to regulate salmonella, claiming that, " because salmonella >is not an adulterant and because salmonella is destroyed during normal >cooking, the presence of salmonella is not a public safety issue. " > >Food safety experts say that the outcome of this case could affect whether >the USDA is forced to return to methods like the “poke-and-sniff” system >that was used during the beginning of the century, a time when meat was not >inspected for bacteria. Carol Forest Tuckerman, director of the Food Policy >Institute of the Consumer Federation of America said, " If the company wins >this case, we'll go back to a system where inspectors look for bumps and >bruises that have no relationship to the bacteria that make people sick. " > >According to Supreme Beef's own documents, included in its lawsuit against >the USDA, as many as 20 percent of the samples in three sets of tests >contained salmonella. Salmonella is a disease-causing bacteria that can >result in mild to severe gastrointestinal distress, or, with >immune-compromised individuals, even death. The Centers for Disease Control >and Prevention recently estimated that there more than a million cases of >food-borne salmonella poisoning a year and 556 deaths. > >Also on November 30, the Agricultural Marketing Service, which operates the >school lunch program, canceled its contract with Supreme Beef on November >30 because the company's beef did not meet the Agriculture Department's >minimum standards. > >Despite all this, Supreme Beef is still legally selling their product to >other outlets across the country. The moral of the story? Perhaps in this >litigious country of ours, the financial health of a corporation is more of >a priority than the physical health of American consumers. What else could >one infer from Judge Fish's ruling? > >Meanwhile, Vegan Street would like to take a moment to say that even when a >hamburger isn't crawling with salmonella, E.coli and a host of other >invisible creepy-crawlies, it still ain't safe. > >http://www.veganstreet.com/news/leadstory.html >-- > > >_____________ >Free email services provided by http://www.goodkarmamail.com > > >powered by OutBlaze > > >_____________________________ >_____________________________ > >Message: 3 > Wed, 15 Dec 1999 14:18:42 -0500 > " Vikas Sharma " <carnival >RE: NEWS: meat processors, USDA, salmonella, and litigation > >*giggles* oh, you mean people could actually get sick and die from eating >meat? *evil grin* > >Vikas > > > >anji b [vegan] >Wednesday, December 15, 1999 2:06 PM > > NEWS: meat processors, USDA, salmonella, and >litigation > > > " anji b " <vegan > >Meat Processors to USDA: What's Wrong with a Little Salmonella for the >Young'ns? > >In an infuriating, but altogether believable scenario, a federal judge in >Dallas has upheld a lawsuit filed by beef manufacturer, forcing the U.S. >Department of Agriculture to allow the company, Supreme Beef, which has >failed salmonella contamination tests three times over eight months, to >continue selling their product. Supreme Beef supplies up to 45 percent of >the ground beef used in the national school lunch program, and it also >supplies beef to Wal-Mart. > >On Tuesday, November 30, the USDA had withdrawn its inspectors from the >Supreme Beef Processors plant in Dallas, effectively making it illegal to >sell beef in interstate commerce. The same day, Supreme Beef filed a >lawsuit >and Federal Judge A. Joe Fish, agreed that withdrawing the inspectors could >cause irreparable harm to the company, and he issued a temporary >restraining >order instructing the department to return inspectors to the plant, pending >a December 10 hearing. > >In it's lawsuit against the USDA, Supreme Beef contends that the government >has no authority to regulate salmonella, claiming that, " because salmonella >is not an adulterant and because salmonella is destroyed during normal >cooking, the presence of salmonella is not a public safety issue. " > >Food safety experts say that the outcome of this case could affect whether >the USDA is forced to return to methods like the “poke-and-sniff” system >that was used during the beginning of the century, a time when meat was not >inspected for bacteria. Carol Forest Tuckerman, director of the Food Policy >Institute of the Consumer Federation of America said, " If the company wins >this case, we'll go back to a system where inspectors look for bumps and >bruises that have no relationship to the bacteria that make people sick. " > >According to Supreme Beef's own documents, included in its lawsuit against >the USDA, as many as 20 percent of the samples in three sets of tests >contained salmonella. Salmonella is a disease-causing bacteria that can >result in mild to severe gastrointestinal distress, or, with >immune-compromised individuals, even death. The Centers for Disease Control >and Prevention recently estimated that there more than a million cases of >food-borne salmonella poisoning a year and 556 deaths. > >Also on November 30, the Agricultural Marketing Service, which operates the >school lunch program, canceled its contract with Supreme Beef on November >30 >because the company's beef did not meet the Agriculture Department's >minimum >standards. > >Despite all this, Supreme Beef is still legally selling their product to >other outlets across the country. The moral of the story? Perhaps in this >litigious country of ours, the financial health of a corporation is more of >a priority than the physical health of American consumers. What else could >one infer from Judge Fish's ruling? > >Meanwhile, Vegan Street would like to take a moment to say that even when a >hamburger isn't crawling with salmonella, E.coli and a host of other >invisible creepy-crawlies, it still ain't safe. > >http://www.veganstreet.com/news/leadstory.html >-- > > >_____________ >Free email services provided by http://www.goodkarmamail.com > > >powered by OutBlaze > > > Post message: > Subscribe: - > Un: - > List owner: -owner > >Shortcut URL to this page: > /community/ > > > >_____________________________ >_____________________________ > >Message: 4 > Thu, 16 Dec 1999 00:37:26 +0500 > " anji b " <vegan >RE: MORE NEWS: USDA approves irradiation for meat > > > > *giggles* oh, you mean people could actually get sick and die from >eating > > meat? *evil grin* > > > > Vikas > > >Not to worry Vik, cuz now they're IRRADIATING it!!! E.coli and salmonella >are no match for high levels of radioactive gamma rays! And even though the >nutritional value may be altered, the taste is not affected, and that's >what's really important! Hooray! Not! > > > >December 15, 1999 >Web posted at: 10:32 a.m. EST (1532 GMT) > >WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has >approved irradiation technology for meat, the agency announced Tuesday. > >Irradiation is a type of pasteurization that kills many deadly bacteria >like E.coli 0157:H7 and other potentially deadly microorganisms. > >The process exposes food to high levels of radiant energy -- similar to a >microwave -- reducing or eliminating organisms on meat and poultry. > > " While there is no single silver bullet to cure all food safety problems, >irradiation has been shown to be both safe and effective, " said Agriculture >Secretary Dan Glickman. " USDA is committed to approving new technologies >that offer industry additional tools to help produce even safer food. " > >The USDA's approval will be submitted in the Federal Register next week and >will take effect 60 days after publication. > >Irradiated products must still meet all other food safety requirements, >including sanitation and pathogen reduction standards. The USDA recommends >that consumers continue following safe handling practices with irradiated >meat as they would with all other meat and poultry, because bacteria from >other foods can cross-contaminate irradiated foods. > >Labels required > >The USDA will require irradiated meat and meat products bear the " radura " >international symbol for irradiation on labeling, including a statement >that the product was treated by irradiation. For unpackaged meat products >that do not have labels, the statement and logo must be displayed at the >point of sale to consumers. > >The labeling will not be required for products purchased through food >service operations such as restaurants. > >The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which approves food additives such >as irradiation, determined in December 1997 that irradiation of raw meat is >safe. > >http://www.cnn.com/1999/FOOD/news/12/15/irradiated.beef/index.html > >-- > > >_____________ >Free email services provided by http://www.goodkarmamail.com > > >powered by OutBlaze > > >_____________________________ >_____________________________ > >Message: 5 > Wed, 15 Dec 1999 14:40:19 -0500 > " Vikas Sharma " <carnival >RE: MORE NEWS: USDA approves irradiation for meat > >gamma rays, e coli, salmonella ... > >it's the karma of the higher power ... it's the little molecules of revenge >from the dearly departed! > >Hare Krishna! > >Vik > > >anji b [vegan] >Wednesday, December 15, 1999 2:37 PM > >RE: MORE NEWS: USDA approves irradiation for >meat > > > " anji b " <vegan > > > > *giggles* oh, you mean people could actually get sick and die from >eating > > meat? *evil grin* > > > > Vikas > > >Not to worry Vik, cuz now they're IRRADIATING it!!! E.coli and salmonella >are no match for high levels of radioactive gamma rays! And even though the >nutritional value may be altered, the taste is not affected, and that's >what's really important! Hooray! Not! > > > >December 15, 1999 >Web posted at: 10:32 a.m. EST (1532 GMT) > >WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has >approved irradiation technology for meat, the agency announced Tuesday. > >Irradiation is a type of pasteurization that kills many deadly bacteria >like >E.coli 0157:H7 and other potentially deadly microorganisms. > >The process exposes food to high levels of radiant energy -- similar to a >microwave -- reducing or eliminating organisms on meat and poultry. > > " While there is no single silver bullet to cure all food safety problems, >irradiation has been shown to be both safe and effective, " said Agriculture >Secretary Dan Glickman. " USDA is committed to approving new technologies >that offer industry additional tools to help produce even safer food. " > >The USDA's approval will be submitted in the Federal Register next week and >will take effect 60 days after publication. > >Irradiated products must still meet all other food safety requirements, >including sanitation and pathogen reduction standards. The USDA recommends >that consumers continue following safe handling practices with irradiated >meat as they would with all other meat and poultry, because bacteria from >other foods can cross-contaminate irradiated foods. > >Labels required > >The USDA will require irradiated meat and meat products bear the " radura " >international symbol for irradiation on labeling, including a statement >that >the product was treated by irradiation. For unpackaged meat products that >do >not have labels, the statement and logo must be displayed at the point of >sale to consumers. > >The labeling will not be required for products purchased through food >service operations such as restaurants. > >The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which approves food additives such >as irradiation, determined in December 1997 that irradiation of raw meat is >safe. > >http://www.cnn.com/1999/FOOD/news/12/15/irradiated.beef/index.html > >-- > > >_____________ >Free email services provided by http://www.goodkarmamail.com > > >powered by OutBlaze > > > Post message: > Subscribe: - > Un: - > List owner: -owner > >Shortcut URL to this page: > /community/ > > > >_____________________________ >_____________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 1999 Report Share Posted December 16, 1999 haha haha haha haha!!! holy fuck, that was great!!! Good show Brennan! Vikas Paul Brennan [brennan67] Thursday, December 16, 1999 12:34 PM Re: Digest Number 27 " Paul Brennan " <brennan67 I've got a good idea.Why don't we all go on down to the Nevada test sites and gather some of the glass and debris, and make doors and windows for our homes.That way we can rest assured pesky mold and mildew won't bother us any more.And hey how about rocks from bikini atoll ground up and put in the animal feed, that way you don't have to go all that expence later on.While we're at it why don't we just drop some war heads on Texas?No more bad, mean old, squiggly, naughty gearms after that......!Who are they? What does " safe " mean to them? Once " the great they " start eradiating dead rotting carcasses, belive me vegetables will soon follow.In My personal opinion organic food that is grown in accordance with the California organic foods act.is the way to go.But ofcourse that could be My second nose and third eyeball talking. Love and light, Paul Brennan. > > > > Digest Number 27 >16 Dec 1999 11:24:17 -0000 > > >> > Post message: > Subscribe: - > Un: - > List owner: -owner > >Shortcut URL to this page: > /community/ >------ > >There are 5 messages in this issue. > >Topics in today's digest: > > 1. RE: Joanne always has an answer... > " Vikas Sharma " <carnival > 2. NEWS: meat processors, USDA, salmonella, and litigation > " anji b " <vegan > 3. RE: NEWS: meat processors, USDA, salmonella, and litigation > " Vikas Sharma " <carnival > 4. RE: MORE NEWS: USDA approves irradiation for meat > " anji b " <vegan > 5. RE: MORE NEWS: USDA approves irradiation for meat > " Vikas Sharma " <carnival > > >_________________________ ____ >_________________________ ____ > >Message: 1 > Wed, 15 Dec 1999 09:45:38 -0500 > " Vikas Sharma " <carnival >RE: Joanne always has an answer... > >Hey Anji! > >I love that article, " Feeding the Heart " ... It says that even wing nuts, >like me, have compassion!!!! We just aren't kind-hearted!! > >Long live the movement! > >Nanoo Nanoo, > > >Vikas > > > > > >_________________________ ____ >_________________________ ____ > >Message: 2 > Thu, 16 Dec 1999 00:06:22 +0500 > " anji b " <vegan >NEWS: meat processors, USDA, salmonella, and litigation > >Meat Processors to USDA: What's Wrong with a Little Salmonella for the >Young'ns? > >In an infuriating, but altogether believable scenario, a federal judge in >Dallas has upheld a lawsuit filed by beef manufacturer, forcing the U.S. >Department of Agriculture to allow the company, Supreme Beef, which has >failed salmonella contamination tests three times over eight months, to >continue selling their product. Supreme Beef supplies up to 45 percent of >the ground beef used in the national school lunch program, and it also >supplies beef to Wal-Mart. > >On Tuesday, November 30, the USDA had withdrawn its inspectors from the >Supreme Beef Processors plant in Dallas, effectively making it illegal to >sell beef in interstate commerce. The same day, Supreme Beef filed a >lawsuit and Federal Judge A. Joe Fish, agreed that withdrawing the >inspectors could cause irreparable harm to the company, and he issued a >temporary restraining order instructing the department to return inspectors >to the plant, pending a December 10 hearing. > >In it's lawsuit against the USDA, Supreme Beef contends that the government >has no authority to regulate salmonella, claiming that, " because salmonella >is not an adulterant and because salmonella is destroyed during normal >cooking, the presence of salmonella is not a public safety issue. " > >Food safety experts say that the outcome of this case could affect whether >the USDA is forced to return to methods like the “poke-and-sniff” system >that was used during the beginning of the century, a time when meat was not >inspected for bacteria. Carol Forest Tuckerman, director of the Food Policy >Institute of the Consumer Federation of America said, " If the company wins >this case, we'll go back to a system where inspectors look for bumps and >bruises that have no relationship to the bacteria that make people sick. " > >According to Supreme Beef's own documents, included in its lawsuit against >the USDA, as many as 20 percent of the samples in three sets of tests >contained salmonella. Salmonella is a disease-causing bacteria that can >result in mild to severe gastrointestinal distress, or, with >immune-compromised individuals, even death. The Centers for Disease Control >and Prevention recently estimated that there more than a million cases of >food-borne salmonella poisoning a year and 556 deaths. > >Also on November 30, the Agricultural Marketing Service, which operates the >school lunch program, canceled its contract with Supreme Beef on November >30 because the company's beef did not meet the Agriculture Department's >minimum standards. > >Despite all this, Supreme Beef is still legally selling their product to >other outlets across the country. The moral of the story? Perhaps in this >litigious country of ours, the financial health of a corporation is more of >a priority than the physical health of American consumers. What else could >one infer from Judge Fish's ruling? > >Meanwhile, Vegan Street would like to take a moment to say that even when a >hamburger isn't crawling with salmonella, E.coli and a host of other >invisible creepy-crawlies, it still ain't safe. > >http://www.veganstreet.com/news/leadstory.html >-- > > >_____________ >Free email services provided by http://www.goodkarmamail.com > > >powered by OutBlaze > > >_________________________ ____ >_________________________ ____ > >Message: 3 > Wed, 15 Dec 1999 14:18:42 -0500 > " Vikas Sharma " <carnival >RE: NEWS: meat processors, USDA, salmonella, and litigation > >*giggles* oh, you mean people could actually get sick and die from eating >meat? *evil grin* > >Vikas > > > >anji b [vegan] >Wednesday, December 15, 1999 2:06 PM > > NEWS: meat processors, USDA, salmonella, and >litigation > > > " anji b " <vegan > >Meat Processors to USDA: What's Wrong with a Little Salmonella for the >Young'ns? > >In an infuriating, but altogether believable scenario, a federal judge in >Dallas has upheld a lawsuit filed by beef manufacturer, forcing the U.S. >Department of Agriculture to allow the company, Supreme Beef, which has >failed salmonella contamination tests three times over eight months, to >continue selling their product. Supreme Beef supplies up to 45 percent of >the ground beef used in the national school lunch program, and it also >supplies beef to Wal-Mart. > >On Tuesday, November 30, the USDA had withdrawn its inspectors from the >Supreme Beef Processors plant in Dallas, effectively making it illegal to >sell beef in interstate commerce. The same day, Supreme Beef filed a >lawsuit >and Federal Judge A. Joe Fish, agreed that withdrawing the inspectors could >cause irreparable harm to the company, and he issued a temporary >restraining >order instructing the department to return inspectors to the plant, pending >a December 10 hearing. > >In it's lawsuit against the USDA, Supreme Beef contends that the government >has no authority to regulate salmonella, claiming that, " because salmonella >is not an adulterant and because salmonella is destroyed during normal >cooking, the presence of salmonella is not a public safety issue. " > >Food safety experts say that the outcome of this case could affect whether >the USDA is forced to return to methods like the “poke-and-sniff” system >that was used during the beginning of the century, a time when meat was not >inspected for bacteria. Carol Forest Tuckerman, director of the Food Policy >Institute of the Consumer Federation of America said, " If the company wins >this case, we'll go back to a system where inspectors look for bumps and >bruises that have no relationship to the bacteria that make people sick. " > >According to Supreme Beef's own documents, included in its lawsuit against >the USDA, as many as 20 percent of the samples in three sets of tests >contained salmonella. Salmonella is a disease-causing bacteria that can >result in mild to severe gastrointestinal distress, or, with >immune-compromised individuals, even death. The Centers for Disease Control >and Prevention recently estimated that there more than a million cases of >food-borne salmonella poisoning a year and 556 deaths. > >Also on November 30, the Agricultural Marketing Service, which operates the >school lunch program, canceled its contract with Supreme Beef on November >30 >because the company's beef did not meet the Agriculture Department's >minimum >standards. > >Despite all this, Supreme Beef is still legally selling their product to >other outlets across the country. The moral of the story? Perhaps in this >litigious country of ours, the financial health of a corporation is more of >a priority than the physical health of American consumers. What else could >one infer from Judge Fish's ruling? > >Meanwhile, Vegan Street would like to take a moment to say that even when a >hamburger isn't crawling with salmonella, E.coli and a host of other >invisible creepy-crawlies, it still ain't safe. > >http://www.veganstreet.com/news/leadstory.html >-- > > >_____________ >Free email services provided by http://www.goodkarmamail.com > > >powered by OutBlaze > > > Post message: > Subscribe: - > Un: - > List owner: -owner > >Shortcut URL to this page: > /community/ > > > >_________________________ ____ >_________________________ ____ > >Message: 4 > Thu, 16 Dec 1999 00:37:26 +0500 > " anji b " <vegan >RE: MORE NEWS: USDA approves irradiation for meat > > > > *giggles* oh, you mean people could actually get sick and die from >eating > > meat? *evil grin* > > > > Vikas > > >Not to worry Vik, cuz now they're IRRADIATING it!!! E.coli and salmonella >are no match for high levels of radioactive gamma rays! And even though the >nutritional value may be altered, the taste is not affected, and that's >what's really important! Hooray! Not! > > > >December 15, 1999 >Web posted at: 10:32 a.m. EST (1532 GMT) > >WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has >approved irradiation technology for meat, the agency announced Tuesday. > >Irradiation is a type of pasteurization that kills many deadly bacteria >like E.coli 0157:H7 and other potentially deadly microorganisms. > >The process exposes food to high levels of radiant energy -- similar to a >microwave -- reducing or eliminating organisms on meat and poultry. > > " While there is no single silver bullet to cure all food safety problems, >irradiation has been shown to be both safe and effective, " said Agriculture >Secretary Dan Glickman. " USDA is committed to approving new technologies >that offer industry additional tools to help produce even safer food. " > >The USDA's approval will be submitted in the Federal Register next week and >will take effect 60 days after publication. > >Irradiated products must still meet all other food safety requirements, >including sanitation and pathogen reduction standards. The USDA recommends >that consumers continue following safe handling practices with irradiated >meat as they would with all other meat and poultry, because bacteria from >other foods can cross-contaminate irradiated foods. > >Labels required > >The USDA will require irradiated meat and meat products bear the " radura " >international symbol for irradiation on labeling, including a statement >that the product was treated by irradiation. For unpackaged meat products >that do not have labels, the statement and logo must be displayed at the >point of sale to consumers. > >The labeling will not be required for products purchased through food >service operations such as restaurants. > >The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which approves food additives such >as irradiation, determined in December 1997 that irradiation of raw meat is >safe. > >http://www.cnn.com/1999/FOOD/news/12/15/irradiated.beef/index.html > >-- > > >_____________ >Free email services provided by http://www.goodkarmamail.com > > >powered by OutBlaze > > >_________________________ ____ >_________________________ ____ > >Message: 5 > Wed, 15 Dec 1999 14:40:19 -0500 > " Vikas Sharma " <carnival >RE: MORE NEWS: USDA approves irradiation for meat > >gamma rays, e coli, salmonella ... > >it's the karma of the higher power ... it's the little molecules of revenge >from the dearly departed! > >Hare Krishna! > >Vik > > >anji b [vegan] >Wednesday, December 15, 1999 2:37 PM > >RE: MORE NEWS: USDA approves irradiation for >meat > > > " anji b " <vegan > > > > *giggles* oh, you mean people could actually get sick and die from >eating > > meat? *evil grin* > > > > Vikas > > >Not to worry Vik, cuz now they're IRRADIATING it!!! E.coli and salmonella >are no match for high levels of radioactive gamma rays! And even though the >nutritional value may be altered, the taste is not affected, and that's >what's really important! Hooray! Not! > > > >December 15, 1999 >Web posted at: 10:32 a.m. EST (1532 GMT) > >WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has >approved irradiation technology for meat, the agency announced Tuesday. > >Irradiation is a type of pasteurization that kills many deadly bacteria >like >E.coli 0157:H7 and other potentially deadly microorganisms. > >The process exposes food to high levels of radiant energy -- similar to a >microwave -- reducing or eliminating organisms on meat and poultry. > > " While there is no single silver bullet to cure all food safety problems, >irradiation has been shown to be both safe and effective, " said Agriculture >Secretary Dan Glickman. " USDA is committed to approving new technologies >that offer industry additional tools to help produce even safer food. " > >The USDA's approval will be submitted in the Federal Register next week and >will take effect 60 days after publication. > >Irradiated products must still meet all other food safety requirements, >including sanitation and pathogen reduction standards. The USDA recommends >that consumers continue following safe handling practices with irradiated >meat as they would with all other meat and poultry, because bacteria from >other foods can cross-contaminate irradiated foods. > >Labels required > >The USDA will require irradiated meat and meat products bear the " radura " >international symbol for irradiation on labeling, including a statement >that >the product was treated by irradiation. For unpackaged meat products that >do >not have labels, the statement and logo must be displayed at the point of >sale to consumers. > >The labeling will not be required for products purchased through food >service operations such as restaurants. > >The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which approves food additives such >as irradiation, determined in December 1997 that irradiation of raw meat is >safe. > >http://www.cnn.com/1999/FOOD/news/12/15/irradiated.beef/index.html > >-- > > >_____________ >Free email services provided by http://www.goodkarmamail.com > > >powered by OutBlaze > > > Post message: > Subscribe: - > Un: - > List owner: -owner > >Shortcut URL to this page: > /community/ > > > >_________________________ ____ >_________________________ ____ > Post message: Subscribe: - Un: - List owner: -owner Shortcut URL to this page: /community/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 1999 Report Share Posted December 16, 1999 How is that third eyeball of yours doing paul? that's it, Im going to eat radiated and geneticly modified foods everyday so I can grow one too!!! Peace, Bliss. " Paul Brennan " <brennan67 Thu, 16 Dec 1999 09:34:28 PST Re: Digest Number 27 > > > " Paul Brennan " <brennan67 > > I've got a good idea.Why don't we all go on down to the Nevada test sites > and gather some of the glass and debris, and make doors and windows for our > homes.That way we can rest assured pesky mold and mildew won't bother us any > more.And hey how about rocks from bikini > atoll ground up and put in the animal feed, that way you don't have to go > all that expence later on.While we're at it why don't we just drop some war > heads on Texas?No more bad, mean old, squiggly, naughty gearms after > that......!Who are they? What does " safe " mean to them? Once " the great > they " start eradiating dead rotting carcasses, belive me vegetables will > soon follow.In My personal opinion organic food that is grown in accordance > with the California organic foods act.is the way to go.But ofcourse that > could be My second nose and third eyeball talking. Love and light, Paul > Brennan. > > > > > > > > > Digest Number 27 > >16 Dec 1999 11:24:17 -0000 > > > > > >> > > Post message: > > Subscribe: - > > Un: - > > List owner: -owner > > > >Shortcut URL to this page: > > /community/ > >------ > > > >There are 5 messages in this issue. > > > >Topics in today's digest: > > > > 1. RE: Joanne always has an answer... > > " Vikas Sharma " <carnival > > 2. NEWS: meat processors, USDA, salmonella, and litigation > > " anji b " <vegan > > 3. RE: NEWS: meat processors, USDA, salmonella, and litigation > > " Vikas Sharma " <carnival > > 4. RE: MORE NEWS: USDA approves irradiation for meat > > " anji b " <vegan > > 5. RE: MORE NEWS: USDA approves irradiation for meat > > " Vikas Sharma " <carnival > > > > > >_____________________________ > >_____________________________ > > > >Message: 1 > > Wed, 15 Dec 1999 09:45:38 -0500 > > " Vikas Sharma " <carnival > >RE: Joanne always has an answer... > > > >Hey Anji! > > > >I love that article, " Feeding the Heart " ... It says that even wing nuts, > >like me, have compassion!!!! We just aren't kind-hearted!! > > > >Long live the movement! > > > >Nanoo Nanoo, > > > > > >Vikas > > > > > > > > > > > >_____________________________ > >_____________________________ > > > >Message: 2 > > Thu, 16 Dec 1999 00:06:22 +0500 > > " anji b " <vegan > >NEWS: meat processors, USDA, salmonella, and litigation > > > >Meat Processors to USDA: What's Wrong with a Little Salmonella for the > >Young'ns? > > > >In an infuriating, but altogether believable scenario, a federal judge in > >Dallas has upheld a lawsuit filed by beef manufacturer, forcing the U.S. > >Department of Agriculture to allow the company, Supreme Beef, which has > >failed salmonella contamination tests three times over eight months, to > >continue selling their product. Supreme Beef supplies up to 45 percent of > >the ground beef used in the national school lunch program, and it also > >supplies beef to Wal-Mart. > > > >On Tuesday, November 30, the USDA had withdrawn its inspectors from the > >Supreme Beef Processors plant in Dallas, effectively making it illegal to > >sell beef in interstate commerce. The same day, Supreme Beef filed a > >lawsuit and Federal Judge A. Joe Fish, agreed that withdrawing the > >inspectors could cause irreparable harm to the company, and he issued a > >temporary restraining order instructing the department to return inspectors > >to the plant, pending a December 10 hearing. > > > >In it's lawsuit against the USDA, Supreme Beef contends that the government > >has no authority to regulate salmonella, claiming that, " because salmonella > >is not an adulterant and because salmonella is destroyed during normal > >cooking, the presence of salmonella is not a public safety issue. " > > > >Food safety experts say that the outcome of this case could affect whether > >the USDA is forced to return to methods like the “poke-and-sniff” system > >that was used during the beginning of the century, a time when meat was not > >inspected for bacteria. Carol Forest Tuckerman, director of the Food Policy > >Institute of the Consumer Federation of America said, " If the company wins > >this case, we'll go back to a system where inspectors look for bumps and > >bruises that have no relationship to the bacteria that make people sick. " > > > >According to Supreme Beef's own documents, included in its lawsuit against > >the USDA, as many as 20 percent of the samples in three sets of tests > >contained salmonella. Salmonella is a disease-causing bacteria that can > >result in mild to severe gastrointestinal distress, or, with > >immune-compromised individuals, even death. The Centers for Disease Control > >and Prevention recently estimated that there more than a million cases of > >food-borne salmonella poisoning a year and 556 deaths. > > > >Also on November 30, the Agricultural Marketing Service, which operates the > >school lunch program, canceled its contract with Supreme Beef on November > >30 because the company's beef did not meet the Agriculture Department's > >minimum standards. > > > >Despite all this, Supreme Beef is still legally selling their product to > >other outlets across the country. The moral of the story? Perhaps in this > >litigious country of ours, the financial health of a corporation is more of > >a priority than the physical health of American consumers. What else could > >one infer from Judge Fish's ruling? > > > >Meanwhile, Vegan Street would like to take a moment to say that even when a > >hamburger isn't crawling with salmonella, E.coli and a host of other > >invisible creepy-crawlies, it still ain't safe. > > > >http://www.veganstreet.com/news/leadstory.html > >-- > > > > > >_____________ > >Free email services provided by http://www.goodkarmamail.com > > > > > >powered by OutBlaze > > > > > >_____________________________ > >_____________________________ > > > >Message: 3 > > Wed, 15 Dec 1999 14:18:42 -0500 > > " Vikas Sharma " <carnival > >RE: NEWS: meat processors, USDA, salmonella, and litigation > > > >*giggles* oh, you mean people could actually get sick and die from eating > >meat? *evil grin* > > > >Vikas > > > > > > > >anji b [vegan] > >Wednesday, December 15, 1999 2:06 PM > > > > NEWS: meat processors, USDA, salmonella, and > >litigation > > > > > > " anji b " <vegan > > > >Meat Processors to USDA: What's Wrong with a Little Salmonella for the > >Young'ns? > > > >In an infuriating, but altogether believable scenario, a federal judge in > >Dallas has upheld a lawsuit filed by beef manufacturer, forcing the U.S. > >Department of Agriculture to allow the company, Supreme Beef, which has > >failed salmonella contamination tests three times over eight months, to > >continue selling their product. Supreme Beef supplies up to 45 percent of > >the ground beef used in the national school lunch program, and it also > >supplies beef to Wal-Mart. > > > >On Tuesday, November 30, the USDA had withdrawn its inspectors from the > >Supreme Beef Processors plant in Dallas, effectively making it illegal to > >sell beef in interstate commerce. The same day, Supreme Beef filed a > >lawsuit > >and Federal Judge A. Joe Fish, agreed that withdrawing the inspectors could > >cause irreparable harm to the company, and he issued a temporary > >restraining > >order instructing the department to return inspectors to the plant, pending > >a December 10 hearing. > > > >In it's lawsuit against the USDA, Supreme Beef contends that the government > >has no authority to regulate salmonella, claiming that, " because salmonella > >is not an adulterant and because salmonella is destroyed during normal > >cooking, the presence of salmonella is not a public safety issue. " > > > >Food safety experts say that the outcome of this case could affect whether > >the USDA is forced to return to methods like the “poke-and-sniff” system > >that was used during the beginning of the century, a time when meat was not > >inspected for bacteria. Carol Forest Tuckerman, director of the Food Policy > >Institute of the Consumer Federation of America said, " If the company wins > >this case, we'll go back to a system where inspectors look for bumps and > >bruises that have no relationship to the bacteria that make people sick. " > > > >According to Supreme Beef's own documents, included in its lawsuit against > >the USDA, as many as 20 percent of the samples in three sets of tests > >contained salmonella. Salmonella is a disease-causing bacteria that can > >result in mild to severe gastrointestinal distress, or, with > >immune-compromised individuals, even death. The Centers for Disease Control > >and Prevention recently estimated that there more than a million cases of > >food-borne salmonella poisoning a year and 556 deaths. > > > >Also on November 30, the Agricultural Marketing Service, which operates the > >school lunch program, canceled its contract with Supreme Beef on November > >30 > >because the company's beef did not meet the Agriculture Department's > >minimum > >standards. > > > >Despite all this, Supreme Beef is still legally selling their product to > >other outlets across the country. The moral of the story? Perhaps in this > >litigious country of ours, the financial health of a corporation is more of > >a priority than the physical health of American consumers. What else could > >one infer from Judge Fish's ruling? > > > >Meanwhile, Vegan Street would like to take a moment to say that even when a > >hamburger isn't crawling with salmonella, E.coli and a host of other > >invisible creepy-crawlies, it still ain't safe. > > > >http://www.veganstreet.com/news/leadstory.html > >-- > > > > > >_____________ > >Free email services provided by http://www.goodkarmamail.com > > > > > >powered by OutBlaze > > > > > > Post message: > > Subscribe: - > > Un: - > > List owner: -owner > > > >Shortcut URL to this page: > > /community/ > > > > > > > >_____________________________ > >_____________________________ > > > >Message: 4 > > Thu, 16 Dec 1999 00:37:26 +0500 > > " anji b " <vegan > >RE: MORE NEWS: USDA approves irradiation for meat > > > > > > > *giggles* oh, you mean people could actually get sick and die from > >eating > > > meat? *evil grin* > > > > > > Vikas > > > > > >Not to worry Vik, cuz now they're IRRADIATING it!!! E.coli and salmonella > >are no match for high levels of radioactive gamma rays! And even though the > >nutritional value may be altered, the taste is not affected, and that's > >what's really important! Hooray! Not! > > > > > > > >December 15, 1999 > >Web posted at: 10:32 a.m. EST (1532 GMT) > > > >WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has > >approved irradiation technology for meat, the agency announced Tuesday. > > > >Irradiation is a type of pasteurization that kills many deadly bacteria > >like E.coli 0157:H7 and other potentially deadly microorganisms. > > > >The process exposes food to high levels of radiant energy -- similar to a > >microwave -- reducing or eliminating organisms on meat and poultry. > > > > " While there is no single silver bullet to cure all food safety problems, > >irradiation has been shown to be both safe and effective, " said Agriculture > >Secretary Dan Glickman. " USDA is committed to approving new technologies > >that offer industry additional tools to help produce even safer food. " > > > >The USDA's approval will be submitted in the Federal Register next week and > >will take effect 60 days after publication. > > > >Irradiated products must still meet all other food safety requirements, > >including sanitation and pathogen reduction standards. The USDA recommends > >that consumers continue following safe handling practices with irradiated > >meat as they would with all other meat and poultry, because bacteria from > >other foods can cross-contaminate irradiated foods. > > > >Labels required > > > >The USDA will require irradiated meat and meat products bear the " radura " > >international symbol for irradiation on labeling, including a statement > >that the product was treated by irradiation. For unpackaged meat products > >that do not have labels, the statement and logo must be displayed at the > >point of sale to consumers. > > > >The labeling will not be required for products purchased through food > >service operations such as restaurants. > > > >The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which approves food additives such > >as irradiation, determined in December 1997 that irradiation of raw meat is > >safe. > > > >http://www.cnn.com/1999/FOOD/news/12/15/irradiated.beef/index.html > > > >-- > > > > > >_____________ > >Free email services provided by http://www.goodkarmamail.com > > > > > >powered by OutBlaze > > > > > >_____________________________ > >_____________________________ > > > >Message: 5 > > Wed, 15 Dec 1999 14:40:19 -0500 > > " Vikas Sharma " <carnival > >RE: MORE NEWS: USDA approves irradiation for meat > > > >gamma rays, e coli, salmonella ... > > > >it's the karma of the higher power ... it's the little molecules of revenge > >from the dearly departed! > > > >Hare Krishna! > > > >Vik > > > > > >anji b [vegan] > >Wednesday, December 15, 1999 2:37 PM > > > >RE: MORE NEWS: USDA approves irradiation for > >meat > > > > > > " anji b " <vegan > > > > > > > *giggles* oh, you mean people could actually get sick and die from > >eating > > > meat? *evil grin* > > > > > > Vikas > > > > > >Not to worry Vik, cuz now they're IRRADIATING it!!! E.coli and salmonella > >are no match for high levels of radioactive gamma rays! And even though the > >nutritional value may be altered, the taste is not affected, and that's > >what's really important! Hooray! Not! > > > > > > > >December 15, 1999 > >Web posted at: 10:32 a.m. EST (1532 GMT) > > > >WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has > >approved irradiation technology for meat, the agency announced Tuesday. > > > >Irradiation is a type of pasteurization that kills many deadly bacteria > >like > >E.coli 0157:H7 and other potentially deadly microorganisms. > > > >The process exposes food to high levels of radiant energy -- similar to a > >microwave -- reducing or eliminating organisms on meat and poultry. > > > > " While there is no single silver bullet to cure all food safety problems, > >irradiation has been shown to be both safe and effective, " said Agriculture > >Secretary Dan Glickman. " USDA is committed to approving new technologies > >that offer industry additional tools to help produce even safer food. " > > > >The USDA's approval will be submitted in the Federal Register next week and > >will take effect 60 days after publication. > > > >Irradiated products must still meet all other food safety requirements, > >including sanitation and pathogen reduction standards. The USDA recommends > >that consumers continue following safe handling practices with irradiated > >meat as they would with all other meat and poultry, because bacteria from > >other foods can cross-contaminate irradiated foods. > > > >Labels required > > > >The USDA will require irradiated meat and meat products bear the " radura " > >international symbol for irradiation on labeling, including a statement > >that > >the product was treated by irradiation. For unpackaged meat products that > >do > >not have labels, the statement and logo must be displayed at the point of > >sale to consumers. > > > >The labeling will not be required for products purchased through food > >service operations such as restaurants. > > > >The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which approves food additives such > >as irradiation, determined in December 1997 that irradiation of raw meat is > >safe. > > > >http://www.cnn.com/1999/FOOD/news/12/15/irradiated.beef/index.html > > > >-- > > > > > >_____________ > >Free email services provided by http://www.goodkarmamail.com > > > > > >powered by OutBlaze > > > > > > Post message: > > Subscribe: - > > Un: - > > List owner: -owner > > > >Shortcut URL to this page: > > /community/ > > > > > > > >_____________________________ > >_____________________________ > > > > --------------------------- ONElist Sponsor ---------------------------- > > GRAB THE GATOR! 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