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Meatless Mouthful–Marion Nestle On Egg Safety Center Recall Stance

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, August 27th, 2010 in Animal Issues, Authors, Food & Drink, Meatless Mouthful.

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“Wouldn’t it be nice if this group also said: “Producers are reminded that properly taking care of hens and diligently following food safety plans should help prevent food-borne illness. The Egg Safety Center urges egg producers to immediately implement the FDA’s new regulations for preventing Salmonella that went into effect on July 9.”

—Marion Nestle, New York University professor and author of several best-selling books about nutrition, including Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health, Safe Food: The Politics of Food Safety, What to Eat and Pet Food Politics: The Chihuahua in the Coal Mine.

Nestle gave this response after learning what the Egg Safety Center recommended for preventing illness from eggs possibly contaminated with salmonella. The Safety Center’s response, which mainly deals with properly cooking eggs, can be viewed below.

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Michael Pollan On Egg Recall To Dr. Sanjay Gupta On CNN (Video)

Written by Vegetarian Star on Tuesday, August 24th, 2010 in Animal Issues, Authors, Food & Drink, Nutrition-Health-Fitness, Videos.

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Michael Pollan spoke with Dr. Sanjay Gupta on CNN recently about the recent recall of 550 billion eggs nationwide due to salmonella concerns.

Pollan thinks a single authority over food safety issues like the one president Obama recommended last year would help curtail these issues.

“Our food industry has fought to keep power divided and power divided is never strong,” Pollan said.

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