America, America, What's with your food, America?

From salmonella laced pot pies.

To the second-largest beef recall in U.S. history . (September 25)

Throughout Europe, it is required by law to label food accurately if it is genetically modified. In the United States, it is not. A lot of agricultural companies in the U.S. are gambling on this premise. It was bad enough when they happily passed along pesticides. Now, they neglect to pass along nutrients. "Human health effects can include higher risks of toxicity, allergenicity, antibiotic resistance, immune-suppression and cancer."

On to meat. I'm not a vegan or a vegetarian. But- the industry loves nothing more than rolling the dice with it's customer's lives for a few pennies. For example, the hormone injections and antibiotics (just to get sickly animals to the slaughterhouse and worse for your immune system): "Two of these hormones, estradiol and zeranol, are likely to have negative human health effects, including cancer and impacts on child development, when their residues are present in meat." Also: "The EU prohibited the use of hormones for non-therapeutic purposes in 1985, and banned the importation of U.S. beef in 1988 to avoid importing hormone-treated meat." See? Good business is good for business. Better product=Better sales.

If you want a burger, go to In-N-Out- chances are you'll be eating a fresh burger from one cow rather than a 1-2 year collection from dozens (McDonald's, Burger King, Carl's Jr.) .