Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Swine Flu: Yet another peril of factory farming.
Another aspect of factory farming, which I didn't mention in my previous post, is the immediate health risk it poses to humans. It can be dangerous to everyone not just to those who eat these products. The latest outbreak of swine flu that infected thousands of people and killed hundreds is an example. It originated in a factory farm in Mexico that raises 1 million pigs per year! The huge demand for cheap meat is the main reason for the existence of these farms.
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Not just meat, they even recalled peanut butter over the possibility of salmonella contamination.
ReplyDeletethey belive fresh jalapeño and serrano peppers from Mexico, and perhaps raw tomatoes are also responsible for that contamiantion..All from factory farms in mexico..