E.coli – just one of the many dangers of factory farming

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As many have heard – a recall of nearly 2 million pounds of ground beef potentially tainted with dangerous E. coli bacteria has expanded to include distributors to restaurants nationwide — but don’t expect to know which ones.  more…

Is it finally time to change the way meat is raised, slaughtered and consumed in America?  “We’re getting all too used to this out-of-control-broken-food-system recall,” said Goldstein, who holds a master’s in public health. “Unfortunately this sort of significant recall is all too common. As a society we must stop accepting that this is ‘normal’ and begin to make systemic changes.” says Rich Goldstein.

To make these changes, Goldstein thinks we first have to acknowledge what is broken. Four things the public needs to know about factory farmed meat:

1. E.coli

2. Antibiotics

3. Unnatural feed

4. Stress

So what does this all mean in the long run? As a society we must begin to aggressively address the costs of factory farming.