Carbon Monoxide on Your Plate? 5 Dangerous Substances Big Ag Pumps Into Your Meat

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Carbon Monoxide on Your Plate? 5 Dangerous Substances Big Ag Pumps Into Your Meat
Topic Started: May 26 2014, 05:42 AM (236 Views)
Darcie	May 26 2014, 05:42 AM Post #1
Skeptic Posts: 31,154 Group: Member Member #714 Joined: March 30, 2010	Quote: April 28, 2014 \| It is no secret that in the war against meat pathogens in commercial U.S. meat production, the pathogens are winning. The logical result of the tons of antibiotics Big Meat gives livestock (not because they are sick, but to fatten them up) is clear: antibiotics that no longer work against antibiotic-resistant diseases like staph (MRSA), enterococci (VRE) and C.difficile. Antibiotic-resistant infections, once limited to hospitals and nursing homes, can now be acquired in the community, Florida public beaches and on the highway behind a poultry truck. Big Meat has found some novel ways to retard the growth of salmonella, E.coli and listeria on commercially grown meat, but it does not necessarily want people to know about them and these substances are conspicuously absent from labels. 1. Chlorine Baths 2. Ammonia 3. Carbon Monoxide 4.Other "Safe and Suitable" Ingredients You Don't Know You're Eating 5. Bacteriophages http://www.alternet.org/food/carbon-monoxide-your-plate-5-dangerous-substances-big-ag-pumps-your-meat I figure I want to move where I can raise my own meat, or buy it from a relative who doesn't do this stuff, or maybe it is simpler to become vegan.



margaret	May 26 2014, 09:46 AM Post #2
Red Star Member Posts: 2,276 Group: Member Member #1,032 Joined: October 3, 2013	Organic farmers are becoming more numerous in our area. Lots of organic meat of course it cost more.



Delphi51	May 26 2014, 02:01 PM Post #3
Member title Posts: 13,967 Group: Administration Member #441 Joined: October 10, 2006	It appears the CO is nothing to do with the farmers; it is one of several "modified atmosphere packaging" gases that make the meat look nicer. And the experts say it is harmless. This from the very reputable university of Guelph food safety network: Quote: Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colourless, odourless gas that is used in MAP for meats in theUnited States. When inhaled, carbon monoxide can be fatal. However, ingestion is not harmful to health. The FDA recognizes CO as a GRAS (generally recognized as safe) compound forMAP use at maximum concentrations of 0.4%. CO is a relatively recent introduction to MAP; gases traditionally adjusted in MAP are oxygen, nitrogen and carbon dioxide(CO2). Carbon monoxide extends shelf life by inhibiting various spoilage bacteria and maintaining a bright red colour in meat for longer periods of time. The bright red colour is caused by the binding of carbon monoxide to myoglobin, forming carboxymyoglobin, which is more stable compared to other forms of myoglobin. https://www.uoguelph.ca/foodsafetynetwork/carbon-monoxide-and-meat



Darcie	May 26 2014, 02:29 PM Post #4
Skeptic Posts: 31,154 Group: Member Member #714 Joined: March 30, 2010	Well after what I went through with carbon monoxide and the residual damage it did to me I would never assume it is harmless, no matter who says so.



wildie	May 26 2014, 02:53 PM Post #5
Veteran Member Posts: 12,173 Group: Member Member #442 Joined: October 11, 2006	Darcie May 26 2014, 02:29 PM Well after what I went through with carbon monoxide and the residual damage it did to me I would never assume it is harmless, no matter who says so. Without research, I believe that CO occupies the the red corpuscle receptors, which blocks O (oxygen) from being carried through the body! Its CO in lungs that is a problem, won't hurt if its in the digestive tract.



Darcie	May 26 2014, 03:03 PM Post #6
Skeptic Posts: 31,154 Group: Member Member #714 Joined: March 30, 2010	What about amonia and the chlorine baths?



wildie	May 26 2014, 03:33 PM Post #7
Veteran Member Posts: 12,173 Group: Member Member #442 Joined: October 11, 2006	Darcie May 26 2014, 03:03 PM What about amonia and the chlorine baths? Well amonia is a good cleanser. And of course we are drinking chlorine in our water. I hqve to say, the chlorine in the water at the swimming pool burns my eyes and I have to wear goggles. Maybe we should use a condom with our meat. Hmmm! I wonder what BBQ'd rubber tastes like!



Dana	May 27 2014, 04:37 AM Post #8
WWS Hummingbird Guru & Wildlife photographer extrordinaire Posts: 13,054 Group: Member Member #830 Joined: March 23, 2011	What about carbonated drinks? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacon_soda Quote: "We felt it was our duty as leaders in the premium soda category to carbonate bacon�s salty goodness."



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