Thursday, March 10, 2011

Here we go again....

These GOP Budget Cuts Might Make You Puke (or Worse): How food safety could fall victim to the Republicans' budget-slashing mania.

4 comments:

Steve Bates said...

"If the cows are not slaughtered appropriately and cleanly—if you're not careful, manure is often on the hide," ...

Hmm... do all the cattle sing

  Slime,,, slime,,, slime... is on my hide,
  Yes it is...
  ...


I have a feeling there are going to be a lot of reluctant new vegetarians out there, not that sprout-eating is a sure protection against foodborne illness...

ellroon said...

Yes... as much as I like meat, I can do without and be better for it.

And I'm going to plant my own vegetable garden.

But if I catch any damned squirrels, raccoons or possums... can I eat them?

Steve Bates said...

ellroon, AFAIC, you can feed them to your dogs. I wish I loved squirrels, but I don't, and as for raccoons, they're too damned smart... ever since one of them successfully opened a metal canister of dry cat food near the door of my apartment, I haven't trusted them as far as I could (theoretically) throw them.

I can't garden, and Stella doesn't have time (gawd, that gal can work a lot!), so I end up spending a fortune on organic products. Luxury Lettuce in a salad was today's lunch... bagged organic Romaine hearts for far too many $. But it's what looked edible.

BTW, on my site, that pic of kitty Lily standing tall on two legs was facilitated by squirrel activity in the back yard.

ellroon said...

I've seen squirrels taunting the indoor kitties. I swear they call them names...

Organic foods are the way to go... as long as you trust the store selling you the stuff. Some unethical people have been caught reselling regular produce as organic.

And, something more to look forward to. Rice with human genes: http://foodfreedom.wordpress.com/2011/03/11/usda-okays-rice-modified-with-human-gene-to-be-grown-on-3000-kansas-acres/