factory farming practices
Factory farming has resulted in commercial milk containing antibiotics, manure, pus as well as hormones (see also here). The US meat supply has been found to be contaminated with industrial pollutants, staph bacteria, the superbug Clostridium difficile, MRSA (see here, here), drug residues, anabolic steroids, copper, parasites, and antibiotics. And factory farmed chicken is especially loaded with fecal residue (see here, here) as well as E. coli and arsenic. Furthermore, because of the way the animals are raised (little exercise, confinement), the meat is also high in calories and fat. Even factory farmed fish may be contaminated with industrial toxins (see also here), artificial coloring, and possibly mad cow disease prions.
See also the related blog post: Supreme Court case: meat industry sues to keep downed animals in food supply
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Hormones in Skim vs. Whole MilkGenetic manipulation has resulted in cows lactating into the third trimester of pregnancy, leading to milk with abnormally high hormone levels.
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Arsenic in ChickenThe poultry industry feeds their birds millions of pounds of arsenic-containing drugs every year.
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Artificial Coloring in FishCanthoxanthine feed additives given to farmed fish may be linked to a condition in consumers called gold dust retinopathy.
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The Problem with Organic SalmonMuch of our fish supply is so polluted that algae-derived sources of long chain omega-3 fatty acids may be safest option.
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Fecal Residues on ChickenResearchers use laser imaging to determine the proportion of retail chicken contaminated with fecal matter.
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Farmed Fish vs. Wild-CaughtThe levels of industrial pollutants found in aquaculture.
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Plant vs. Cow CalciumWhat baggage comes along with the calcium in milk?
