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Sunday, December 17, 2017

Show Notes 12-15-2017

Friday Show Notes 12-15-17

Chanukah
Chanukah is the Jewish eight-day, wintertime “festival of lights,” celebrated with a nightly menorah lighting, special prayers and fried foods. The Hebrew word Chanukah means “dedication,” and is thus named because it celebrates the rededication of the Holy TempleUnder Syrian Rule.
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John McCain Is No "Hero POW"
John McCain seriously violated the Military Code of Conduct by trading "military information" and making numerous public statements that appeared favorable to the communist war effort in exchange for "special treatment."
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Medical marijuana has NO public health risks and should not be withheld from patients, WHO declares after months of deliberation
The World Health Organization has declared that CBD - the relaxant property of cannabis used in medical marijuana - should not be a scheduled drug.
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Nearly one-quarter of teens are using pot
Nearly one quarter of teens are using marijuana, according to a new survey.
Of eighth, 10th and 12th graders surveyed, 24 percent said they've used the drug in the past year, according to research from the University of Michigan.
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FDA moves to end snortable chocolate, calling it 'street drug alternative'
The Food and Drug Administration is warning a pair of Florida companies to stop distributing a snortable chocolate powder, claiming it's being sold as an unapproved new drug and as a “street drug alternative.”
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FDA moves to end snortable chocolate, calling it 'street drug alternative'
The NFL national anthem protests are being blamed for declining  wings sales.
Sanderson Farms, one of the largest producers of chicken in the U.S., said its slumping sales were due to the football players' demonstrations.
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Sunday, May 07, 2017

Show Notes 05-05-17

Friday Show 5-5-17

Showdown looms between Congress, police over civil asset forfeiture
In the early morning hours of April 1, 2013, a police officer in Cleveland, Texas, pulled over James Leonard for speeding along a known drug corridor. After obtaining a search warrant for the vehicle, the officer discovered in the trunk a safe containing more than $200,000 and a bill of sale for a home in Pennsylvania.
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Lawsuit blames Google, Facebook, Twitter for San Bernardino terror attack
A lawsuit filed Wednesday in a California federal court blames Google, Facebook and Twitter for helping to cause the 2015 terror attack in San Bernardino that left 14 dead.
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FDA May Make Too Many Pizza Toppings a Crime
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s “Nutrition Labeling of Standard Menu Items in Restaurants and Similar Retail Food Establishments” (79 FR 71155) rule was originally scheduled to take effect on May 5. The FDA has now delayed the rule for a year.
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FCC Chair on Colbert's Trump Bash: Will Apply Obscenity Law if Needed
Stephen Colbert has come under fire and backlash following his Monday night monologue on his show “Late Night with Stephen Colbert,” where he made what some have described as homophobic slurs directed toward President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
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University of Kentucky students busted in spy-like attempt to steal exam
Two statistics students at the University of Kentucky are now facing the consequences for making a huge miscalculation during finals week, according to police.
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American flag flap forces Virginia high school students to show their patriotism
Virginia high school students and their principal proudly showed support for the American flag after getting backlash for waving Old Glory from the backs of some of their cars.
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Tennessee school yearbook photo with Nazi costumes prompts apology
A Tennessee school district is under fire from parents after a photo of two students dressed as Nazis ended up in a yearbook. The picture in the Houston Middle School yearbook showed two boys wearing hats with the Nazi swastika symbol.
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Friday, May 06, 2016

Show Notes 05-05-2016

Thursday Show 05-05-16 

Seattle May Day protests marred by Molotov cocktails, violence
May Day protests in Seattle turned violent on Sunday, as protesters lit fireworks and threw rocks and Molotov cocktails at police, Seattle Police said.
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Green Beret who tackled Afghan child rapist won't have to leave the Army
The U.S. Army has reversed a decision to expel a decorated Green Beret for beating up an Afghan military officer who repeatedly raped a boy he kept chained to his bed.
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Armed Services Committee Rejects Amendment to Allow Abortions at Military Facilities
The House Armed Services Committee voted down an amendment Wednesday evening that would have allowed “service members and their dependents to receive abortion services at defense medical facilities (MTFs) if they personally provide funding.”
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Five years after Usama bin Laden's death, new info -- and a new nemesis
Five years ago, Rob O’Neill chomped on a sandwich watching television at Bagram Airfield. Usama bin Laden’s dead body lay on a table next to him.
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NC Gov. on DOJ Claim That Bathroom Law Violates Civil Rights Act: Privacy Around the Nation ‘Now in Jeopardy’
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory issued a statement on Wednesday after receiving a letter from the Department of Justice (DOJ) informing him that HB2, the law he signed requiring state employees to use bathrooms and other public facilities according to their biological sex, violates the Civil Rights Act.
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USDA And EPA To Help Communities Use Internet to ‘Improve Walkability’
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have announced five communities that will participate in their Cool And Connected broadband internet program to "revitalize downtowns, diversify local economies, and improve walkability."
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Gov't Buys $4K Inflatable Smokey Bear Costume
The Department of the Interior has awarded a contract for a 10-foot inflatable WalkAround ‘Smokey Bear’ costume for $4,999.
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FDA Launches $35.7 Million LGBT Anti-Smoking Campaign
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have just launched an anti-tobacco campaign focused on young adults who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender.
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Stiff Fines Proposed For EU Members That Refuse to Admit Asylum Seekers
Under a new proposal by the European Commission (EC), members of the European Union (EU) would be fined 250,000 euros ($285,000 USD) for every asylum seeker from the Middle East and North Africa they refuse to accept from a fellow EU country.
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Londoners Look Set to Elect a First-Ever Muslim Mayor Despite 'Extremism' Controversy
As a tumultuous, often sharp-edged campaign comes to a close, polls predict that residents of the British capital will elect human-rights lawyer Sadiq Khan as their first Muslim mayor on Thursday.
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DOD: 'Largest Group' of U.S. Forces in Iraq There as 'Security Protection for Advisers and Assisters'
President Obama has sent a growing number of troops to Iraq to protect the relatively small number of American advisers and assisters he deployed in the first place to help the Iraqis fight Islamic State terrorists.
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Monday, June 29, 2015

Show notes 06-28-2015

Sunday show 06-28-15

Boy giving water bottles to police and other acts of kindness go viral amid chaos
In the wake of the wreckage that brought the city to its knees, some members of the community pitched in to clean up, assist law enforcement and rebuild. From a child handing water to police officers and a mom literally fighting to save her son to men shielding officers from angry mobs, these are the moments that brought hope to a damaged community.
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Boehner got 5 million, Ryan 2 million, McConnell 9 million, any doubt why TPA passed
The politicians like to keep the money trail brushed as clean of their footprints as possible, to make it less blatantly obvious that they are exchanging votes for “campaign” cash. Money talks in DC. In our current government it is the only language other than Orwellian double speak which is understood.
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What This New Study Just Revealed About The Impact Of Electric Cars Will Have Liberals Sobbing
Vehicles powered by electricity have quickly moved from occupying a fringe segment in the industry to commanding unparalleled attention and consumer interest. While much of this success has been due to the innovations introduced by Tesla and other companies, the federal government has sweetened the pot for potential buyers by offering a $7,500 subsidy on each electric car purchased in the U.S.
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If they are white kill-em all; flag desecrator issues murderous manifesto
A man who first made national news when a female veteran stopped his protest from stomping on an American flag is now threatening to kill police officers who try to arrest him. Eric Sheppard of Valdosta State University rose to infamy after video surfaced of Playboy playmate and Air Force veteran Michelle Manhart grabbing the flag from him and held it until she was arrested by police.
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Swat team raids family home and kills their dog over an unpaid utility bill
A SWAT team raided a family home and killed their dog because they were unable to pay their natural gas bill, according to a federal lawsuit filed this month.
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Kids create salt black markets in cafeterias due to Michell Obamas lunch rules
Children are creating their own black markets to trade and sell salt due to First Lady Michelle Obama’s school lunch rules. During a hearing before the House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Todd Rokita (R., Ind.), a school administrator told Congress of the “unintended consequences” of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act.
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California school backtracks on Common Core opt out of punishment
A California high school where a majority of juniors opted out of Common Core testing has backed off of plans to ban the students from using the school's parking lot and from taking part in senior class activities after parents and education groups raised a fuss.
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City fixes failing grades for high school students
How do you fix a failing high school? Change the grades.
Under pressure to boost student achievement, the state-designated “out of time” Automotive HS in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, has resorted to rigging Regents exam scores.
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2,666,000 Words: FDA Rules Issued Under Obama Twice the Length of Bible
Since President Barack Obama took office on Jan. 20, 2009, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued 545 new final regulations, equaling 2,666 pages in the Federal Register and totaling approximately 2,666,000 words, according to a count of the regulations published in the Federal Register.
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USDA Expands $500 Million Summer Meals Programs to Sites Outside of School
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the expansion of its summer meal programs beyond the $500 million of taxpayer dollars used to pay for last year’s effort, with a goal of serving an unprecedented 200 million meals to “children” 18 or younger, not only on school campuses, but at other sites, including at home.
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Friday, April 03, 2015

Show Notes 03-02-2015

Thursday show 03-02-15

April Fool's Day
Although the day, also called All Fools’ Day, has been celebrated for several centuries by different cultures, its exact origins remain a mystery. Some historians speculate that April Fools’ Day dates back to 1582, when France switched from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar, as called for by the Council of Trent in 1563.
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China angered after U.S. fighter jets land in Taiwan
China's Foreign Ministry expressed anger on Thursday after two U.S. fighter jets landed in Taiwan, in a rare official contact between the militaries of the United States and the self-ruled democratic island.
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China building 'great wall of sand' in South China Sea
China's land reclamation is creating a "great wall of sand" in the South China Sea, a top US official says, leading to "serious questions" on its intentions.
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Scientists Say New Study Is A ‘Death Blow’ To Global Warming Hysteria
A new study out of Germany casts further doubt on the so-called global warming “consensus” by suggesting the atmosphere may be less sensitive to increases in carbon dioxide emissions than most scientists think.
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Another Global Warming skeptic gets suspended from Twitter
For the second time within two weeks, another global warming skeptic blogger has had his Twitter account suspended, this time repeating profanity used by a NASA climate scientist — and no the scientist did not get his account suspended.
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Political beef? Lawmakers worry red meat getting raw deal in new dietary guidelines
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are pushing back on proposed dietary guidelines they say wrongly downplay the benefits of lean red meat and advance an environmental agenda rather than promoting healthy choices based on “sound nutritional science.”
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Michelle Obama launches: find favor with farm pigs
First lady Michelle Obama – who’s been under fire for years for her lunch menu mandates at schools – may have found a new home for her foods of choice: an animal farm in New Mexico.Read more at Read More

FDA urged to fine drug makers over ads
Public Citizen sent a letter to the drug promotion overseer at the Food and Drug Administration urging it to pull ads for five Type 2 diabetes drugs because it claims the ads promote benefits that have not been approved by the agency.
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Why You Don't Want to Owe Uncle Sam
With April 15th fast approaching, what if you don’t have the cash to pay your taxes? Should you consider delaying payment, or not filing taxes at all? The short answer is no – especially when it comes to failing to file your taxes on time.
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Tuesday, December 02, 2014

Show Notes 11/30/2014

Sunday Show 11/30/14

Merry marijuana pot sellers woo holiday shoppers
From new marijuana strains for the holidays to gift sets and pot-and-pumpkin pies, the burgeoning marijuana industry in Colorado is scrambling to get a piece of the holiday shopping dollar.
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Dog takes bullet to save child's life in road rage shooting
A dog that was shot and killed Friday during a road rage incident outside an Atlanta strip mall is being credited with saving a child's life, witnesses say.
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Measuring evil; noted psychiatrist seeks tool to quantify wickedness
Is a “perp” who attempts to permanently scar a victim with a knife more or less depraved than one who forces a child to witness a murder? How evil would you rate a terrorist who targets civilians in comparison to a serial killer who picks victims according to their race or ethnicity?
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Opposition to Common Core spurs jump in homeschooling
The home-schooling boom is getting a new push due to opposition to Common Core, the controversial national education standard that some parents claim is using their children’s public school lessons to push a political agenda, according to critics of the Washington-backed curriculum.h
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Feds Spend $50k to Develop 'User-Friendly, Low-Cost, and Portable' Electronic Tongue
The National Science Foundation has awarded a $50,000 grant to the University of Massachusetts Lowell to develop an electronic tongue to test water and beverages.
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Nearly $1 million in DOE time clocks gather dust
Always Investigating recently uncovered excessive overtime by city and state workers, then time card fraud at TheBus. Now, another discovery of wasted time, but not in a way you might expect.
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Health Care Group Offers ‘7 Reasons Not to Enroll in Obamacare’
The Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF) is giving Americans seven reasons why they should not sign up for Obamacare when the three-month open enrollment period begins on November 15th.
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Forget winter blues, beware of winter munchies
My wife says that she always knows when we will have a very cold winter. The way she determines this is by noticing the animals – especially squirrels and foxes – will start eating more and fatten themselves up before the full force of winter comes.
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Feds review plan to let homosexuals to donate blood
Homosexual activists, with support from the blood banking community, appear to be winning their campaign to scrap the three-decade-old FDA rule barring men who have sex with other men (MSM) from donating blood.
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Tuesday, June 03, 2014

Show Notes 06/01/2014

Sunday Show 6/1/14

A Prayer written by FDR on D-Day
Almighty God: Our sons, pride of our nation, this day have set upon a mighty endeavor, a struggle to preserve our Republic, our religion, and our civilization, and to set free a suffering humanity.
Lead them straight and true; give strength to their arms, stoutness to their hearts, steadfastness in their faith.

Sonic and Chili's join restaurants with no guns policy
Two more restaurant chains are adding their names to the list of eateries that have adopted a no-guns policy. Sonic Drive-In and Chili's Grill & Bar issued statements Friday asking patrons to leave their guns at home. USA Today reported Saturday that the announcements were prompted by recent demonstrations by open-carry activists who brought rifles and shotguns into Sonic, Chili's and Chipotle Mexican Grill outlets in Texas.

Right to try laws give hope to terminally ill
The right to try experimental, potentially life-saving drugs is coming soon to a state near you, giving fresh hope to terminally ill patients who have run out of treatment options. Louisiana became the nation’s second state to join the budding “right-to-try” revolution yesterday when Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal signed a bill allowing terminally ill patients to access medications that could save their lives, even if they are not approved by the FDA.
http://www.wnd.com/2014/05/right-to-try-laws-give-hope-to-terminally-ill/#eGXxbbM4KQcTuQBB.99

Teacher fired for unusual activity
Cassendre Fiering, a 45-year-old substitute instructor at Public School 189 in Bronx, New York, was canned by the Department of Education in December for actually seeking dating advice from her young students. Investigators say the woman, who is also a part-time actress, asked her 9-year-old pupils to help her choose between two men she was dating.

Officials under fire for dumping Illegal Immigrants in US
Scores of illegal immigrants, caught by authorities in Texas trying to sneak into the country via the Rio Grande Valley, are being flown, bused and then abandoned out of state in places like Arizona, New York and Maryland. If the immigrants had been from Mexico, authorities would release them back across the border. But these would-be immigrants come from Central American countries, such as El Salvador and Guatemala, and trying to get them back to their country of origin has been a costly and largely unsuccessful endeavor.

Normandy Landings
The Normandy landings, codenamed Operation Neptune, were the landing operations on 6 June 1944 (termed D-Day) of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. The largest seaborne invasion in history, the operation began the invasion of German-occupied western Europe, led to the restoration of the French Republic and contributed to an Allied victory in the war.







Thursday, December 19, 2013

Show Notes 12/12/2013

Sunday Show 12/15/13

FDA takes steps to phase out antibiotics in meat
Citing a potential threat to public health, the Food and Drug Administration is taking steps toward phasing out the use of some antibiotics in animals processed for meat.
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/fda-takes-steps-phase-out-antibiotics-meat#sthash.chUIgu8L.dpuf

Hobbit: Desolation Smaug takes top spot aat box office
Per studio estimates Sunday, Warner Bros. "Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" was No. 1 at the weekend box office with $73.7 million.
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2013/12/15/hobbit-desolation-smaug-takes-top-spot-at-box-office/?intcmp=features

Sister wives judge rules key parts of Utah anit-polygamy law unconstitutional
Advocacy groups for polygamy and individual liberties on Saturday hailed a federal judge's ruling that key parts of Utah's polygamy laws are unconstitutional, saying it will remove the threat of arrest for those families.
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/sister-wives-judge-rules-key-parts-utah-anti-polygamy-law-unconstitutional#sthash.gRIBpzZw.dpuf

Reid files cloture on budget deal
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) started the procedural process Sunday so that the Senate can debate and pass the budget and the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) before leaving from the Christmas holiday.
http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/193189-reid-starts-process-on-budget-ndaa

Mandela lied; communism never died
Bill Keller of The New York Times admits Nelson Mandela was a communist, but suggests it doesn’t really matter because communism collapsed. But communism never died in South Africa. Mandela lied about his party membership, for the obvious purpose of confusing and deceiving people about what is really going on in South Africa.
http://www.westernjournalism.com/mandela-lied-communism-never-died/#E1s67TRQsXGlGEOV.99

Element Essential for Life Found in Supernova Remains
Phosphorous — one of the essential elements for life — has been discovered in the cosmic leftovers from a star explosion for the first time, scientists say.
http://www.livescience.com/41939-supernova-elements-life-chemicals.html

Comtech Shaking Off the Army Blues, Taking Comfort in Wave of Commercial Orders
Satellite ground equipment manufacturer Comtech Telecommunications Corp. reported increased orders for the three months ending Oct. 31 and told investors that three years of downward revenue spiral will end this year.
http://www.spacenews.com/article/financial-report/38652comtech-shaking-off-the-army-blues-taking-comfort-in-wave-of

Friday, March 30, 2007

FDA Launches Web Page Warning Against Buying Accutane

I went to the FDA looking for more info on the pet food recall and found some important info...

From the FDA:

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) is launching a special Web page to warn consumers about the dangers of buying isotretinoin (Accutane) online. Isotretinoin is a drug approved for the treatment of severe recalcitrant nodular acne that does not respond to antibiotics. Improperly used, isotretinoin can cause severe side effects, including birth defects. Serious mental health problems have also been reported with isotretinoin use.

The Web page, http://www.fda.gov/buyonline/accutane, will be positioned as a search result on Google and other search engines when a consumer initiates an online search for the drug under any one of its four names (Isotretinoin is sold under the brand name of Accutane and in generic versions called Amnesteem, Claravis, and Sotret.) The web page warns that the drug "should only be taken under the close supervision" of a physician or a pharmacist, and provides links to helpful information, including ways to check that drugs purchased online come from legitimate pharmacies.

"This Web page is yet another step we're taking to ensure the safe use of a drug that can provide significant health benefits when used properly, but that can also cause very serious side effects if used without supervision of a health professional," said Steven Galson, M.D.,M.P.H., Director, FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research.

Friday, March 23, 2007

FDA Finalizes Report on 2006 Spinach Outbreak

You are not hearing about this in the MSM, but here is the final report from the FDA about the e.coli contamination of leafy greens...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and California's Department of Health Services (CDHS) today released a joint report on an extensive investigation into the causes of an E.coli O157:H7 outbreak last fall that was associated with contaminated Dole brand Baby Spinach and resulted in 205 confirmed illnesses and three deaths. The inquiry was conducted by the California Food Emergency Response Team (CalFERT), a team of experts from FDA's district office in San Francisco and CDHS. They were assisted by experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The investigators successfully identified the environmental risk factors and the areas that were most likely involved in the outbreak, but they were unable to definitely determine how the contamination originated.


We don't know, does not satisfy me and their list is politically correct.

The next focus of the inquiry was the source of the spinach in 13 bags containing E.coli O157:H7 isolates that had been collected nationwide from sick customers. Using the product codes on the bags, and employing DNA fingerprinting on the bacteria from the bags, the investigators were able to match environmental samples of E.coli O157:H7 from one field to the strain that had caused the outbreak. Potential environmental risk factors for E.coli O157:H7 contamination at or near the field included the presence of wild pigs, the proximity of irrigation wells used to grow produce for ready-to-eat packaging, and surface waterways exposed to feces from cattle and wildlife.

Because the contamination occurred before the start of the investigation, and because of the many ways that E.coli O157:H7 can be transferred -- including animals, humans, and water -- the precise means by which the bacteria spread to the spinach remain unknown.


So, they do not know, but illegal aliens working in those fields could not be the source? I am not saying it is illegal aliens, but it certainly could be. They come from a culture of poor personal hygiene and in Mexico, it has been reported that they defecate in the irrigation ditches. But we won't even consider that possibility, so we can do nothing about educating the farmers on how to teach their field hands proper hygiene and to use the porta potties that they must provide for x amount of workers.

All I know is that in this day and age our food supply has become unsafe. I want to know what has changed?

The report on the probe of the Dole spinach contamination, titled: Investigation of an Escherichia coli O157:H7 Outbreak Associated with Dole Pre-Packaged Spinach, is posted at http://www.DHS.ca.gov.