ABC News: FDA Says Viruses Safe for Treating Meat
The FDA has just approved using a combination of six viruses to combat bacteria in cold cuts and sausages. The combination would be sprayed on the meats before packaging. Consumers will not be told which meats are treated with the listeria-eating-viruses.
Listeria is a big problem for elderly people and pregnant women, for whom it can cause premature delivery and other complications. For that reason pregnant women are advised not to eat deli meats, soft cheeses, sushi and other products more likely than average to contain listeria. BUT there seems to be little point in applying this product to some products and not others – as careful pregnant women would still have to keep away from these products in general as they wouldn’t know which ones would be safe. The rest of the population, who wouldn’t need them, may want to stay away from viruses in general.
As for my part, I plan to call whatever manufacturers of sausages & hotdogs & deli meats I use and ask whether they’re serving me viruses a la carte.
Author: marga (Page 116 of 158)
Today, 34 years ago, was the massacre of Trelew. Sixteen young Argentinians, mostly belonging to militant organizations, had managed to fled the Patagonian prison where they had been imprisoned. Six got away for good (though 3 would be later disappeared during the upcoming military dictatorship), the rest gave themselves up after receiving guarantees that their physical integrity would be respected. They were taken back to jail were they were all extra-judicially executed, shot to death, some after being tortured.
They were young kids, idealistic kids, who were trying to make a better Argentina. They probably chose a different path than the one I would have chosen – but I was 3 at the time – but they didn’t deserve their fate.
Today, Argentina remember them. I remember them. Let’s never forget.
Este es un breve resumen de la historia del sindicalismo dominicano que me pareció interesante y pensé en compartirla con Uds. Viene del periódico HOY a través de José Gómez Cerda.
This is a short but interesting historio of the labor union movement in the Dominican Republic. I thought you might find it interesting – if you speak Spanish
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