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I agree with Jean-Claude on this one. Additionally, there is the issue of=

irradiating foods. In the =

book Fast Food Nation, the author makes a pretty compelling case that the=
 only
reason for =

creating the technology to irradiate foods and thereby make them safe for=

human consumption, =

is because the speeds at which the cattle are slaughtered in the meatpack=
ing
plants is so fast =

that the employees can rarely disembowel the animals properly before havi=
ng to
move on to the =

next animal.

The result is that contaminated fecal matter infects that animal and ever=
y
other animal that =

goes through that station afterwards. Irradiation appears to be a step th=
at
the meat packers =

want to add so that they can justify doing an even sloppier job on the ki=
lling
floor than they =

already do with meat that isn't healthy to begin with.

Not good for the animals. Not good for the workers and DEFINITELY not goo=
d for
consumers.

Mike =



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