“Every year, Americans suffer from approximately 76 million
illnesses, 325,000 hospitalizations, and 5,000 deaths from something
they ate. That something was probably of animal origin. The main
culprits are E. coli, salmonella, Listeria, and campylobacter. The
annual cost to the U.S. for the top five food-borne pathogens, all
predominantly associated with animal-derived foods: $6.9 billion.”
– From: “101 Reasons Why I’m a Vegetarian” by Pamela Rice
www.vivavegie.org/itoc
I wonder how many people are aware that disease outbreaks covered by
the media as coming from a fruit or a vegetable really originate in
animals? Intestinal bacteria from chicken, cow, and pig feces
contaminate the water used for irrigation. Fruit and vegetables have no
intestines, so the harmful bacteria cannot originate from fruit and
vegetables. The bacteria come from the animal feces. It’s that simple.
In the kitchens of homes and restaurants, a common source of disease
is bacterial cross-contamination from animal-derived products during
food preparation.
Therefore, the safest thing to do is go vegan!
To read “Targeting the Real Cause of Salmonella,” visit:
http://www.all-creatures.org/health/targeting.html
For great-tasting vegan recipes, visit:
http://www.all-creatures.org/recipes.html
