Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/07/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I was brought up on a farm. In the 60s we used to dose young animals with antibiotics and steroids. It has been illegal in the UK for decades now, Are you sure the USA still allows it? (It would explain the tender steaks...) Frank On 31 Jul, 2010, at 15:52, George Lottermoser wrote: > "Did you know that approximately 70 percent of all antibiotics and related > drugs produced in the United States are given to livestock and poultry? > These drugs are used for nontherapeutic purposes such as accelerating > growth and preventing the diseases caused by overcrowded and unsanitary > conditions on "factory farms." Unfortunately, this practice results in > antibiotic-resistant bacteria that can cause difficult-to-treat diseases > in humans." > <http://www.ucsusa.org/publications/greentips/1003-whats-in-the-meat-you-eat.html> > > an interesting "food" video with (what seems to me) a very balanced, > objective POV > <http://www.ted.com/talks/mark_bittman_on_what_s_wrong_with_what_we_eat.html> > > Regards, > George Lottermoser > george at imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > > > > > On Jul 30, 2010, at 7:19 PM, Ken Carney wrote: > >> Surely everyone knows that you don't wave a magic wand to get those >> steaks in the meat counter. > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information