http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2002/07/19/beef-recall-expanded/ Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:16:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2002/07/19/beef-recall-expanded/#comment-736 John Tue, 30 Jul 2002 19:29:00 +0000 http://new.vegblog.org/2002/07/19/beef-recall-expanded/#comment-736 Better stop eating lettuce too. Outbreaks of e. coli on lettuce will probably become even more common if the "organic" kooks get their way. Better stop eating lettuce too. Outbreaks of e. coli on lettuce will probably become even more common if the “organic” kooks get their way.

]]> http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2002/07/19/beef-recall-expanded/#comment-735 Ryan Sat, 20 Jul 2002 05:56:44 +0000 http://new.vegblog.org/2002/07/19/beef-recall-expanded/#comment-735 By no means are they immune, but the problem is much more widespread amongst meat simply because of the slaughtering process... I've read some pretty high estimates (I want to say 75%, but I'm not positive about that) with regards to how much meat actually is actually affected by E. coli at some point, and is only killed by the (apparently imperfect) processes in the slaughterhouse or cooking. By no means are they immune, but the problem is much more widespread amongst meat simply because of the slaughtering process… I’ve read some pretty high estimates (I want to say 75%, but I’m not positive about that) with regards to how much meat actually is actually affected by E. coli at some point, and is only killed by the (apparently imperfect) processes in the slaughterhouse or cooking.

]]> http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2002/07/19/beef-recall-expanded/#comment-734 Terry M. Sat, 20 Jul 2002 01:38:00 +0000 http://new.vegblog.org/2002/07/19/beef-recall-expanded/#comment-734 Since when are vegetarians immune to E Coli? The most massive E Coli outbreak in recent years was from Odwalla apple juice which killed one child, and made dozens of people very sick, all because Odwalla refused to pasteurize their juice. They performed a massive recall of millions of units in order to prevent harming to more people. At least with ground beef you know if you cook it properly before eating it, there is no problem even if it is contaminated. Who cooks their apple juice? Since when are vegetarians immune to E Coli? The most massive E Coli outbreak in recent years was from Odwalla apple juice which killed one child, and made dozens of people very sick, all because Odwalla refused to pasteurize their juice. They performed a massive recall of millions of units in order to prevent harming to more people. At least with ground beef you know if you cook it properly before eating it, there is no problem even if it is contaminated. Who cooks their apple juice?

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