Comments on: Don’t Touche My BEEF. (Slate Article Response)

By: jlo

jlo — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:06:07 +0000

Kelvin,
lots of pros and cons to irradiating food –

http://blog.cncahealth.com/post/2009/11/12/The-Pros-and-Cons-of-Food-Irradiation.aspx

http://www.healthalternatives2000.com/food-supply-report.html
http://www.mindfully.org/Food/Food-Last-Forever-1.htm
http://www.mom-going-organic-sensibly.com/food-irradiation.html

By: Kelvin Kao

Kelvin Kao — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:10:41 +0000

What do you mean by “Radiation is killing off any sign for us to identify when foods are going bad”?

By: jlo

jlo — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:51 +0000

sorry my bad, E. Coli is a BACTERIA.
and is still a major problem.
Esp when there’s been much talk about an e.coli vaccine –

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/04/business/04vaccine.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=e%20coli%20vaccine%20for%20beef&st=cse

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/10/opinion/10sun2.html?scp=1&sq=more%20perils%20of%20ground%20meat&st=cse

brain fart — :( i was talking about viruses and stuff earlier on that day, must have gotten confused. haha.

sorry if my technicalities were off, but I stand by my argument. :)

By: todd

todd — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 23:15:30 +0000

Not to be anal, but… the microbiologist in me has to correct you. :)
Bacteria are not viruses; viruses are not celluar organisms. Viruses infect cells and hijack their machinery.
Plenty of people make the mistake of lumping them together, so it’s not uncommon. But among food safety types, and doctors, and scientists… it’s something of a red flag when someone makes the mistake. It tends to lessen credibility. :-/