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\nLivestock \u2018grown\u2019 in the U.S. consumed about 29 million pounds of antibiotics in 2009.\u00a0 (I thought that animals were \u2018raised\u2019 and not \u2018grown?\u2019 Huh?)<\/p>\n

On August 3, after ground turkey was linked to an antibiotic resistant strain of salmonella<\/strong> that caused more than a hundred illnesses and one death<\/strong>, a leading meat producer recalled 36 million pounds of ground turkey.\u00a0 <\/strong>Holy Cow (I mean Holy Turkey)!\u00a0 Can you imagine what 36 million pounds of ground, antibiotic resistant turkey looks like?\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

A second recall of 185,000 pounds of ground turkey from the same plant was recalled on September 11, after inspectors uncovered the same strain of salmonella.\u00a0 The same strain?! \u00a0 How\u2019d that happen?<\/em><\/p>\n

When antibiotics are given to livestock in massive doses, for either therapeutic reason or for growth promotion, bacteria that resides in the guts of these animals can become resistant to these antibiotics.\u00a0 That means that the bacteria has mutated.<\/p>\n

Mutated bacteria that is resistant to antibiotics is not a good thing.<\/strong>\u00a0 If fact, it is a really bad thing, because us humans are then at risk of consuming that mutated bacteria and getting very, very ill or worse!<\/p>\n

I find this a little disconcerting; don\u2019t you?<\/p>\n

For the full \u2018skinny,\u2019 check out Bill Tomson\u2019s article<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Spread the word \u2026 NOT the icing!
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\nJanice
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