 The China we don't know
I am sorry but this was information that caught my attention
I would have to say WASH your fruits and veggies don't take for granted your foods are safe anymore
We are living a new and improved way of life created from our so called experts.....
now we fear what we eat and feed our pets....it is a challenge to stay healthy these days....
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"Consumers are much more vulnerable now to large episodes of foodborne illnesses."
15 percent of the food Americans eat is imported from other countries. "That may sound like a small amount," he said. "But it represents 80 percent of the seafood and 45 percent of the fresh fruit consumed in the U.S." The problem isn't where the food comes from, but how it's grown or processed before it reaches American soil.
"The centuries-old tradition of using human excreta on farmland is widespread in East Asia, especially in China and Vietnam," Doyle said. "And unsanitary polluted water is used in production and processing. The result of these practices is contamination by harmful microbes such as Salmonella."
Imported food also comes from Asian countries where growers are allowed to use pesticides banned by the U.S.
"They're not only using these pesticides, they're using them in excessive levels," Doyle said. "This leads to residue contamination in foods."
The percentage of food imported into the U.S. doubles about every 10 years. At this rate, the U.S. will be a "net food-importing country within 20 years," he said.
"Considering the dramatic changes occurring in our sources of food and the weaknesses present in our current food safety system, Congress needs to step up its funding of research to ensure the safety of the U.S. food supply," he said. "The longer we must wait for solutions the more challenging it will be to make effective corrective actions."
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Where is everyone's concerns.....it is like everyone is asleep at the wheel....like no concern unless it effects them directly.....no compasion.....what happened to our culture that everyone is in this coma state....while the planet tailspins in this downhill direction....what will it take to awaken this sleeping gargole to all that is plaqing this land....WHAT A MESS the experts created
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