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General vocabulary word

por Samuel Anderson-McCoy

Pathogen

por binesh tariq

School Canteen Scho

por mohamed saleh

GP

por Michelle Josephine

Poisoned Meat

Solutions

Food Irradiation with Gamma rays

Counterevidence

Toxic chemical species are produced

Reduces nutritional value of food

Warning signs of botulism such as food odor can't be detected

Empirical Evidence

Humans consuming 100% of their diet in irradiated food haven't fallen ill

Level of pathogens can be reduced by 99.9%

American Consumer Association, FDA, WHO & FAO are promoting it

Syracuse University just banned it

Would increase shelf life

Could test one patty out of every batch to ensure efficiency

Doesn't mean that other patties in batch aren't contaminated

Expensive

Controversial

Increase cooking temperature

Even at 170 degrees, it won't be enough to kill bacteria

Public won't take it seriously

Consequences

Health Consequences for Consumers

Death of a 4-year-old boy

9-year-old fighting for her life in the ICU

200 additional cases of food poisoning

Business Conseqences

RAR will picket Jill-at-the-Grill offices if irradiation is used

Could possibly create financial catastrophes for Jill at the Grill

Negative scrutiny from media

Stock lost 30% of its value in 2 days

Causes

E.coli Bacterium found in beef patties distributed 2 weeks ago