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Originally posted by harvib
reply to post by meadowfairy
Can you share the diet that you are on or provide a link. It sounds like it is doing wonders for you. I would love to check it out
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Rotten Tomatoes Caused by Climate Change?
The tomato scare that has sickened 170 people and is the worst food scare since the E. coli/spinach outbreak is being blamed by some environmental activists on climate change and the need for more food grown with the help of genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
I was interviewing a board member of Food and Water Watch for a feature I am writing, and he positioned the scare as an eco outbreak because with less space to farm, more droughts, and higher costs, GMOs are the logical choice for farmers who want quick crops from less land.
For the record the source of the tomato infection hasn’t been determined. The FDA hasn’t narrowed its search. But this time of year the most common varieties are red round, red Roma, and red plum tomatoes. They are most likely grown in Florida or Mexico. The agency admits U.S. consumer demand to eat fresh fruits and vegetables year-round has made its job a lot more difficult. And concedes it needs more inspectors overseas. See a good take on this from the San Jose Mercury News here.
Anyway, the source of the E. coli in spinach turned out to be feces on the hoofs of wild boars that traipsed through spinach plants.
The source of tomato infections may turn out to be something as naturally errant as that. But with less room and climate change affecting crops, another outbreak is sure to come. GMO strands can only serve to exacerbate the spread.
So it’s definitely worth watching where your food and water comes from. And know their source.
Originally posted by TheComte
reply to post by meadowfairy
I've heard about the raw food diet. I think there was an episode of Wife Swap or some show in which one of the families were all raw food eaters. The one wife tried to get them to eat cooked food and they got sick.
Personally, I don't think I could eat raw meat. Beef I like medium rare but not chicken or pork.