SCIENCE NEWS
Study ties cured meats to higher lung disease risk
Scientific American
April 16, 2007
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People who frequently eat cured meats such as ham, hot dogs and bacon face a higher risk of lung disease, researchers said on Monday, citing additives called nitrites as a possible cause.
Those who ate cured meat products at least 14 times a month were 78 percent more likely to develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease than people who did not eat these meats, even after the researchers sought to account for many other risk factors including smoking, overall diet and age.
"This article in no way changes a basic fact -- and that is that cured meats are among the safest meat products on the market," said institute spokeswoman Janet Riley.
"The very premise of this study -- that cured meats are high in nitrite -- is patently false," Riley added, saying less than 5 percent of human nitrite intake comes from cured meats and their nitrite levels have declined greatly in recent decades.
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Editor's note: Nitrates are a preservative. They PRESERVE meat. Get it? Eating bad meat increases your chance of food borne illness to an absolute level. Same as crossing the street vs staying put. Crossing the street DRAMATICALLY improves your chances of getting hit by a car.
Study ties cured meats to higher lung disease risk
Scientific American
April 16, 2007
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People who frequently eat cured meats such as ham, hot dogs and bacon face a higher risk of lung disease, researchers said on Monday, citing additives called nitrites as a possible cause.
Those who ate cured meat products at least 14 times a month were 78 percent more likely to develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease than people who did not eat these meats, even after the researchers sought to account for many other risk factors including smoking, overall diet and age.
"This article in no way changes a basic fact -- and that is that cured meats are among the safest meat products on the market," said institute spokeswoman Janet Riley.
"The very premise of this study -- that cured meats are high in nitrite -- is patently false," Riley added, saying less than 5 percent of human nitrite intake comes from cured meats and their nitrite levels have declined greatly in recent decades.
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Editor's note: Nitrates are a preservative. They PRESERVE meat. Get it? Eating bad meat increases your chance of food borne illness to an absolute level. Same as crossing the street vs staying put. Crossing the street DRAMATICALLY improves your chances of getting hit by a car.
MARKETING
'Pretty extreme' Krystal lover lands in hall of fame
Orlando Sentinel
April 15, 2007
KISSIMMEE -- How far would you go to get a hamburger?
'Pretty extreme' Krystal lover lands in hall of fame
Orlando Sentinel
April 15, 2007
KISSIMMEE -- How far would you go to get a hamburger?
Ask Jay Barr of Cape Coral, and he'll tell you he flies roughly 150 miles from his home to pick up a box -- or, more accurately, a 24-burger "steamer pack" -- at the nearest Krystal fast-food restaurant.
Barr, 52, said he has been making the hour-long food flight to Kissimmee Airport for 10 years. In the past three years, he has made about 30 trips.
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Editor's note: Krystal, White Castle, BMW, Rolex, Starbucks - they've all got marketing magnetism. To paraphrase a TV ad, "I totally don't know what that is, but I want it."
Barr, 52, said he has been making the hour-long food flight to Kissimmee Airport for 10 years. In the past three years, he has made about 30 trips.
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Editor's note: Krystal, White Castle, BMW, Rolex, Starbucks - they've all got marketing magnetism. To paraphrase a TV ad, "I totally don't know what that is, but I want it."
THE GOVERNMENT
COMMENTS BY SECRETARY MIKE JOHANNS REGARDING THE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT WITH KOREA 
April 5, 2007
"The United States - Korea Free Trade Agreement is a historic and significant opportunity for U.S. agriculture that will create new export opportunities for farmers and ranchers. Nearly $2 billion worth of U.S. farm exports to Korea will become duty-free immediately, and market access will be expanded for beef, pork and poultry, among other commodities.
April 5, 2007
"The United States - Korea Free Trade Agreement is a historic and significant opportunity for U.S. agriculture that will create new export opportunities for farmers and ranchers. Nearly $2 billion worth of U.S. farm exports to Korea will become duty-free immediately, and market access will be expanded for beef, pork and poultry, among other commodities.
"While the agreement includes many beneficial provisions for U.S. agricultural products, I am confident in saying that it will not be ratified unless Korea opens its market to U.S. beef in accordance with science-based international guidelines."
Improved Market Access for U.S. Agricultural Producers:
Korea is our sixth largest U.S. export market.
Korea is our sixth largest U.S. export market.
The United States is the chief agricultural exporter to Korea at $3.2 billion despite Korea's average agricultural tariff rate at 52 percent.
Almost two-thirds of current U.S. farm exports to Korea, $1.91 billion worth (2004-2006 average), will become duty-free immediately under the Korea free trade agreement - chiefly, wheat, corn, soybeans for crushing, as well as hides and skins, cotton, wine, cherries, pistachios, almonds, and other products.
Five-year tariff phase-outs provide more access for grapefruit, a broad range of processed food products, chocolate and chocolate confectionary, sweet corn, sauces and preparations, alfalfa, breads and pastry, orange juice, and dried mushrooms.
Almost two-thirds of current U.S. farm exports to Korea, $1.91 billion worth (2004-2006 average), will become duty-free immediately under the Korea free trade agreement - chiefly, wheat, corn, soybeans for crushing, as well as hides and skins, cotton, wine, cherries, pistachios, almonds, and other products.
Five-year tariff phase-outs provide more access for grapefruit, a broad range of processed food products, chocolate and chocolate confectionary, sweet corn, sauces and preparations, alfalfa, breads and pastry, orange juice, and dried mushrooms.
These products represent $368 million or 12 percent of average 2004-2006 trade.
Two-year tariff phase-outs increase market access for avocados, lemons, dried prunes and sunflower seeds.
Immediate duty-free access within tariff-rate quotas is provided for skim and whole milk powder, whey for food use, cheese, dextrins and modified starches, barley, popcorn, and soybeans for food use.
Market access for beef and pork will be improved through duty phase-outs, which will ultimately lead to unlimited duty-free access by 2014 for most significant pork products and in 15 years for beef.
Market access was also expanded for apples, pears, grapes and oranges.
RULES AND REGULATIONS
ICE-y
Fear rules meat-plant communities as activists and industry blame political inaction for immigration raids
Meat&Poultry
April 13, 2007
A.M.I. president Patrick Boyle in a statement issued last year immediately following the Swift raids. "Over the last decade, we have seen instances in which companies have been penalized in one state for immigration violations and in another for civil rights violations when the same corporate hiring policies and practices are in place."
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EDITOR'S NOTE: The effects of the ICE-y raids at Swift late last year will probably force their doors to close and quite possibly put them in the hands of a Brazilian buyer unless someone from Virginia with extra deep pockets steps up. How about one set of rules, uniformly and fairly enforced, that we can all live by?
Fear rules meat-plant communities as activists and industry blame political inaction for immigration raids
Meat&Poultry
April 13, 2007
A.M.I. president Patrick Boyle in a statement issued last year immediately following the Swift raids. "Over the last decade, we have seen instances in which companies have been penalized in one state for immigration violations and in another for civil rights violations when the same corporate hiring policies and practices are in place."
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EDITOR'S NOTE: The effects of the ICE-y raids at Swift late last year will probably force their doors to close and quite possibly put them in the hands of a Brazilian buyer unless someone from Virginia with extra deep pockets steps up. How about one set of rules, uniformly and fairly enforced, that we can all live by?
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