Thursday, January 2, 2014

Would you like some chemicals with that chicken?

With an annual decrease in levels of salmonella in chicken, the U.S. poultry industry seems to be succeeding greatly. After all, what would you expect in our modern society? Certainly not these companies cultivating dirty chickens and using powerful chemicals to hide sources of salmonella. Well that's exactly what's happening. Suddenly Whole Foods' and Fairway's prices don't seem so egregious! Maybe that's why Fairway's slogan is "Like no other market." Doesn't sell chemical coated chicken like every other market?

Researchers were first suspicious when salmonella rates in chicken continued to decreases while the infection rates among the population either remained stagnant or even increased. While the same tests of sanitation and certification were continuously used in factories, companies continue to used more, stronger chemicals. I guess expecting the poultry industry to have common sense was too much? Do inspectors have to tell these companies, "By the way, you can't spray these chickens with chemicals to make them clean." Just to be safe, someone should also make it clear to companies they cannot dump oil in the ocean, for clearly common sense is too much to ask for!

Typically in the past, inspectors instructed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture would randomly select pieces of chicken from the production line and dip them in a solution. This solution would remove any chemicals which try to conceal bacteria while not removing salmonella. Since companies have been able to cheat this test, this means companies have been using more and a greater amount of chemicals. Besides masking salmonella, these chemicals have also caused respiratory problems, skin rashes, and other bad side effects. Never before have I had anxiety after eating chicken for dinner...
Read more in this article: http://www.naturalnews.com/041546_salmonella_factory_chicken_chemicals.html

With behavior such as this, modern industries should not focus on capability but instead morality. Yes, it does speak volumes of our development in science that we are able to mask salmonella strains with chemicals though does this help society? People could also choose to only depend on nuclear warfare to solve world problems thanks to science, but we don't because we know it is not morally acceptable.      



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