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A new variant of MRSA has emerged in CAFO animals (primarily pigs, but also cows and chickens), from where it can be transmitted to humans. It can also be contracted by handling raw contaminated meat
Besides antibiotic-overuse, which threatens human health, Continue reading
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Three large egg-producing states in the US are in the midst of an avian flu outbreak. Iowa declared a state of emergency on May 1. Minnesota and Wisconsin declared states of emergency last month Continue reading
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According to the CDC, drug-resistant antibiotics in the American food supply pose “a serious threat” to public health and “should be phased out”
Large scale meat production Continue reading
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Chipotle has launched a web-based show called Farmed and Dangerous, a four-part satire aimed at revealing the “outrageously twisted and utterly unsustainable world of industrial agriculture” Continue reading