Is_The_U.S._Doing_Enough_To_Protect_Our_Food_Supply_

Is The U.S. Doing Enough To Protect Our Food Supply' Is the U.S. doing enough today to protect the American people from food borne pathogens and illness' One can not open any newspaper or magazine or watch a television program with out hearing of E coli or salmonella or Mad cow disease. Many animal rights advocates would like you to believe that beef and milk products are the only culprits responsible for these ailments. E coli and Salmonella can both be traced in many cases to eggs, fish, and vegetables. All of the food we eat in America is at risk for some form of food borne pathogen. First lets look at some of the major food borne pathogens and illnesses found in the United States food supply. E. coli O157:H7 is one of many strains of the bacterium Escherichia coli. Most strains are harmless and live in the intestines of healthy humans and animals; this strain produces a powerful toxin and can cause severe illness (Center for disease Control and Prevention web site). E coli is more often than not contracted from eating improperly cooked ground beef, but can also be contracted from consuming lettuce and sprouts (CDC web site). The CDC food, united, states, safety, cdc, eggs, borne, web, site, fda, disease, bacterium, 2001, 1998, raw, bse, risk, infected, illness, human, foods, eating, council, coli, cases, campylobacter, administration, white, salmonella, release, press, people, milk, listeria, illnesses