Beef, it's not what's for dinner

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/31/us/31meat.html?_r=1

Okay, so heavy on the links for a couple of days, but these are important. The title of my blog might indicate that food might be mentioned but I've been dragging my feet as we're still in the post-holiday deluge of bad foods (as I put a chocolate-covered cherry in my mouth). So here's a way to jump into it. NEWS FLASH!! The US food safety is a joke! The majority of our food is not properly inspected and is processed in facilities too large to keep track of what comes from and goes to where. Hence, you have stuff like above happen. Food poisoning becomes much more likely.

This becomes so much more important to be aware of when you're pregnant and feeding a small child. Immune systems cannot ward off food poisoning as well so what was an annoyance becomes potentially life-threatening. Why do you think pregnant women have so many restrictions on their diet? Listeria in soft cheeses and luncheon meat, for example. Women in other countries safely eat unpasteurized cheese, why can't we? It's all about how food is made and distributed in this country. More on another date, it's late and I'm tired.