irradiated nation
on thinking further about the salmonella plague, i had an epiphany. isn't the food slung by major, multi-state chain restaurants irradiated?
according to what seems to be a partisan report set up by the idaho state university, "Food is irradiated to provide the same benefits as when it is processed by heat, refrigeration, freezing or treated with chemicals to destroy insects, fungi or bacterial that cause food to spoil or cause human disease and to make it possible to keep food longer and in better condition in warehouses and homes."
and furthermore, "Because irradiation destroys disease-causing bacteria and reduces the incidence of food borne illness, hospitals sometimes use irradiation to sterilize food for immuno-compromised patients."
sounds real good.
another study says that people are welcoming irradiated food, in the interest of safety, in increasing numbers.
salmonella is a bad, evil bacteria, and if irradiation worked as promised, the degree of this incident should have been negligible. but guess what, it appears that irradiation doesn't kill bacteria, it just seems to allow food to have a longer half, er i mean shelf-life.
the ironic thing is, people are increasingly welcoming irradiation because of the general fear and an epidemic that could potentially have been stopped if irradiation worked in the first place.
would you like some u235 with that?
more politics goodies:
occupy this
what was the purpose of the occupy movement? what can be fixed? how do we fix it? do we fix it?
» read | posted: 2011-11-29
imbalance of power
» read | posted: 2011-01-16
survival of the fattest
americans getting fatter, especially in the south.
» read | posted: 2010-06-29
against science
people deny the same science which rules every part of their lives
» read | posted: 2009-10-05
risky business
there's more to the 200 billion dollar bailout of freddie mac and fanny mae than meets the eye.
» read | posted: 2008-09-11
this author knows sarah palin
got this email forwarded to me from a friend of a friend who apparently knows sarah palin
» read | posted: 2008-09-11
the decline and fall
reading edward gibbon's 'decline and fall of the roman empire.' an interesting read.
» read | posted: 2008-07-06
irradiated nation
irradiation is supposed to kill bacteria. doesn't appear to work.
» read | posted: 2008-06-19
i'll take a burger, hold the diarrhea.
who is responsible for the salmonella spread and why is the fda protecting them?
» read | posted: 2008-06-16
future ghettos
the cost of gasoline is going to change the way americans live, whether they like it or not.
» read | posted: 2008-02-29
iSuck
we hate the war, but are powerless to do anything about it. this is why.
» read | posted: 2008-02-24
dr. ron paul
a friend suggested i take a look at dr. ron paul, so i did.
» read | posted: 2008-02-20
cut and run
george bush wants to cut some more taxes to stimulate the economy. this is why we are in this mess to begin with.
» read | posted: 2008-01-18
political progress
with the election machine ramping up, i am taking some time to think about the coming spectacle.
» read | posted: 2008-01-06
whole foods
whole foods has become the only real option for people who eat organic food in alot of communities. this is really bad.
» read | posted: 2007-11-21
eminent domain 2.0
the government wants your stuff to make themselves more money. is it a communist plot?
» read | posted: 2007-10-21
freedom fries
why would someone defend my right to poison myself in the name of the free market?
» read | posted: 2007-09-28
tap dancing
larry craig, just like everyone else in the republican party, is a hypocrite. it wasn't supposed to be this way.
» read | posted: 2007-09-11
gentrification
i am a white male. i live in an ethnic neighborhood that i wasn't born in. i am responsible for rents going up. such is life.
» read | posted: 2007-07-19
nice try gw
will anyone fall for this insincere attempt to pacify european discontent of america's lax environmental policy?
» read | posted: 2007-05-31
ladies and gentlemen, hugo chavez
hugo chavez has become a powerful leader of the old left. the old left is completely irrelevant.
» read | posted: 2007-05-01
a dying colonialism
red dawn, frantz fanon, ho chi minh. america's inability to learn from the mistakes of european imperialism and it's incapacity to understand that other people don't want us to make their decisions for them.
» read | posted: 2007-04-27
burn the constitution
why the constitution must change or be thrown away.
» read | posted: 2007-04-16
an odd union
the american labor movement has always aligned itself with the liberal democratic party - even though union members are anything but liberal.
» read | posted: 2007-04-07
libertarians vs. reality
libertarians are the funniest windmill jousters around.
» read | posted: 2006-05-02
usa uber alles
the current immigration "dilemma" is something that conservatives are, yet again not thinking through.
» read | posted: 2006-04-16
