Posted on 01/07/2009 6:13:36 PM PST by TornadoAlley3
ATLANTA (AP) — Health officials are investigating a salmonella outbreak that has reportedly sickened nearly 400 people in 42 states, but they don't know how the bacteria are spreading.
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I was going to post this... but, you beat me to it..
My wife works in a very small office of a General Practitioner here in Louisville. They have already seen 5 cases of this, ages ranging from 23 to 70, of which.... 3 have been admitted to the hospital. This disease is being called “salmonella”, but... it doesn’t include a high fever, which salmonella typically does. Her boss doctor, is VERY perplexed.
It’s still VERY early.. but, this incident smells fishy to me. Worth keeping an eye on.
Again?
In my opinion, there isn't (and there never was) a problem unless one is buying 50lb bags of "frozen fish" at Home Depot.
Check the chinese produce section at Wal Mart.
The problem is that quite often, it may say USA, but when you look closer, it was packaged in the USA, but the product actually came from someplace else like China or Mexico.
Now you’re telling me what I’m reading on my own packages?
No, I said, “quite often’. I see labels like it all the time. It’s very frustrating. I especially hate that most of our produce seems to come from Mexico, Chili, Peru etc.
I can see folks out in the sticks not having as much of a choice, but who knows?
It’s not on the CDC website.
cooking & eating while changing diapers at the same time is my diet secret.
Never fails to make me lose my lunch and my appetite. The pounds just melt away like magic.
If there's no baby available, cleaning the cat box works almost as well.
He had enough legal residents who were all registered voters. The plan was to sprinkle bacteria on the local salad bar the night before the big election and most of the people who had not voted absentee, would then be too sick to go to vote and his followers would put their own people in the govt.
I can add an anecdotal account of some chinese chicken jerkey dog treats that gave one of my pups bleeding $hits.
And I have to ask....
Does anyone else here think the CDC and M. Giberdink(?) are many times clueless?
I’m referring to the flu virus vaccine orders to NOT get when the vaccine wasn’t available....(but no problem per them) and subsequent urging of all ages/sexes to use when excess stocks were produced (cause it was suddenly a big problem.)
They can’t trace bad lettuce, a bad tomato, can’t do more than tell folks to wash their hands. Takes weeks to confirm/dismiss powder in envelopes being sugar, soap, or anthrax.
I greatly respect the bio science around disease etc. but I have severe doubts about Ms. Giberdinks organization and motives.
At the least, she’s been gutless for years and I further believe her staff is excessively mellowed on nitrous for not directing competent responses.
You try to live up to your name, don’t you.
..restaurants do not have to regulate where they buy their food or give the customers any indication where the talapia, beef, chicken, etc is from.
Even though the 'Product of Origin' is in effect now (on a limited basis)...the food service industry is exempt.
Try figuring out where your 'Made in USA' label is in your restaurant of choice, 1rb!
The other day I needed a Z-pack (antibiotics) for an ear infection.
I went to my local Walgreens (although I ususally go elsewhere)....
I started to take the first pill...and saw on the package...Made in Mumbai, India...
I took the meds back (unopened) and asked for antibiotics made in the US...
We have to be constantly vigilant!
My General Mills cereal this AM was MADE in CANADA!
I find the most innocuous ordinary products nowadays made in ....Mexico and Canada
Methinks Bush pushed through his North American Union way back when & we didn't even know it.
Try a little ...just a little...sleuthing on your internet and you will be unpleasantly surprised where your everyday food items come from now.
Funny image, though . . . a hotdog with 12 or 13 little "Made in" flags. How would you propose attaching one to the celery salt?
In any case, I find it rather odd that you find crap food at Sam's, but act surprised that it may be found at a crap restaurant.
First mention of it on FOX 1/8/09 8:23.
The problem is that they import the raw ingredients, and then "make" the finished product in the US, and call it "Made in the USA".
Same as last time. Illegals pooping in the lettuce fields.
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