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microbe
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Fast Food Nation
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- In the USDA study 78.6 percent of the ground beef contained microbes that are spread primarily by fecal material.†
p. 197.4 *microbes = living organisms such as a bacterium, or virus that are so small, they can be seen only with a microscope
- Efforts to eradicate E. coli 0157:H7 have been complicated by the fact that it is an extraordinarily hearty microbe that is easy to trans mit.†
p. 200.9microbe = a living organism such as a bacterium, or virus that is so small, it can be seen only with a microscope
- Even if you assume that only 1 percent are infected, that means three or four cattle bearing the microbe are eviscerated at a large slaughterhouse every hour.†
p. 203.9
- During the 1980s, as the risks of widespread contamination increased, the meatpacking industry blocked the use of microbial testing in the federal meat inspection program.†
p. 205.9
- On September 29, 1993, his replacement, Michael R. Taylor, announced that E. coli 0157:H7 would henceforth be considered an illegal adulterant, that no ground beef contaminated with it could be sold, and that the USDA would begin random microbial testing to remove it from the nation's food supply.†
p. 207.9
- An almost fanatical devotion to microbial testing, however, be came the key to Theno's food safety program.†
p. 208.9
- The companies that manufactured hamburger patties for Jack in the Box were required to test their beef every fifteen minutes for a wide range of dangerous microbes, including E. coli 0157:H7.†
p. 209.2microbes = living organisms such as a bacterium, or virus that are so small, they can be seen only with a microscope
- Microbial testing would determine the grades, and the marketplace would reward companies that ranked highest.†
p. 209.8
- Theno says that the industry's long-standing resistance to microbial testing is a form of denial.†
p. 210.1
- Under the new regulations, every slaughterhouse and processing plant in the United States would by the end of the decade have to implement a government-approved HACCP plan and submit meat to the USDA for microbial testing.†
p. 215.2
- Anyone who brings raw ground beef into his or her kitchen today must regard it as a potential biohazard, one that may carry an extremely dangerous microbe, infectious at an extremely low dose.†
p. 221.5microbe = a living organism such as a bacterium, or virus that is so small, it can be seen only with a microscope
- The USDA has the power to conduct microbial tests on cattle that have already been slaughtered, but cannot test live cattle in order to keep infected animals out of slaughterhouses.†
p. 263.9
- When McDonald's demanded ground beef free of lethal pathogens, the five companies that manufacture its hamburger patties increased their investment in new equipment and microbial testing.†
p. 268.2
Definitions:
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(1)
(microbe) a living organism such as a bacterium, or virus that is so small, it can be seen only with a microscope
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)