It didn't take long for the 143 million pound recall of frozen beef to begin an E-Mail circulation that probably hit your Inbox as well as mine.
Last month, I received an E-Mail taking on a humorous outlook on our food industry only three days after the recall story was reported.
Can't eat beef, Mad cow Can't eat chicken, Bird Flu Can eat eggs, Salmonella Can't eat pork, Trichinosis Can't eat fish, Water Poisoning Can't eat fruits and veggies, Insecticides and Herbicides I believe that leaves CHOCOLATE!!!! Of course chocolate isn't an option because that, too, comes from the cocoa bean plant as well as does damage to our dental work.
But right when you think it ends there, it doesn't.
Just two days, Michigan-based Meijer Inc.
recalled over 2,000 pounds of their "Discover Cuisine" frozen dinners for possible contamination of listeria, a microorganism that can cause illness or death.
The good news is there's no need for a worldwide alert, this only affected four states.
The bad news is what is happening to our food supply? While that is an entire topic that will be discussed later, I really want to focus on how can we protect ourselves from these dangers.
I don't want to fright you from opening your favorite pack of ground beef and making your world-famous meatloaf, but it always better to be safe than sorry.
It's okay to be a bit paranoid of what's going on, but ridiculous to ignore it.
If push comes to shove, The Global Crop Diversity Trust is the only one organization that has provided an answer to the food crisis if the worse scenario levies about.
They are planning to store seeds of the world's plants in one huge vault in the coldest point on the planet, the ArcticCircle.
This is something fascinating to read about, so be sure to visit their site as well.
Last month, I received an E-Mail taking on a humorous outlook on our food industry only three days after the recall story was reported.
Can't eat beef, Mad cow Can't eat chicken, Bird Flu Can eat eggs, Salmonella Can't eat pork, Trichinosis Can't eat fish, Water Poisoning Can't eat fruits and veggies, Insecticides and Herbicides I believe that leaves CHOCOLATE!!!! Of course chocolate isn't an option because that, too, comes from the cocoa bean plant as well as does damage to our dental work.
But right when you think it ends there, it doesn't.
Just two days, Michigan-based Meijer Inc.
recalled over 2,000 pounds of their "Discover Cuisine" frozen dinners for possible contamination of listeria, a microorganism that can cause illness or death.
The good news is there's no need for a worldwide alert, this only affected four states.
The bad news is what is happening to our food supply? While that is an entire topic that will be discussed later, I really want to focus on how can we protect ourselves from these dangers.
I don't want to fright you from opening your favorite pack of ground beef and making your world-famous meatloaf, but it always better to be safe than sorry.
It's okay to be a bit paranoid of what's going on, but ridiculous to ignore it.
- GROW YOUR OWN GARDENis one of the best steps to take.
This is especially great for homeownersand very cost effective.
After all, wouldn't you trust the food that yougrow and prepare yourself? Of course, you would.
The Simple Dollar postedan excellent article on "PlanningA Kitchen Garden".
If that sounds like a great route for youto take, I urge that you read this article. - SHOP AT A FARMER'SMARKET, if you're not a homeowner, like myself in the meantime,but still want the safety and quality from your fruits and veggies.
Farmer's Market is just that, a market where local farmer's come and selltheir products.
This protects you from the farmers of huge groceryconglomerates that use heavy insecticides or any other chemicals thatmanage to make a simple apply look 5 pounds large.
I found my farmer'smarket from a Google Map Search.
After a bit more searching, it leads meto a couple of websites that provides more information on when and wherethese farmers meet up. - WASH EVERYTHING.
And I mean everything, wash your food thoroughly, your hands, dishes,clothes, EVERYTHING.
Bacteria live on practically everything and if it sohappens to find a way into your body, well...
you know the rest. - DON'T USE SPONGES.
Bacterialive on sponges as well.
I think we've all seen the commercials wheredemonstrating the use of sponges. - COOK YOUR FOODTHOROUGHLY.
Especially for meats (including chicken and fish) andeggs.
Heat can kill bacteria in meats and under cooked eggs where the yolkis still runny can lead to salmonella poisoning.
So those "sunny-side up"egg lovers may want to consider scrambled. - LESSEN THEPROBABILITY by lowering your grocery bill.
Try to take in lessfood and ultimately lessen your grocery bill.
The more ground beef youhave in your freezer the more likely of a chance you may have acontaminated product waiting for you.
Fix yourself on a regular diet tolead you to a healthier outcome.
Thenews and the media will continue to cover these stories as laws andregulations on the handling at slaughterhouses and farms will hopefullybecome even stricter as time progress.
The worse case scenario is we'lllose our food supply.
If push comes to shove, The Global Crop Diversity Trust is the only one organization that has provided an answer to the food crisis if the worse scenario levies about.
They are planning to store seeds of the world's plants in one huge vault in the coldest point on the planet, the ArcticCircle.
This is something fascinating to read about, so be sure to visit their site as well.