Comments on: Filthy food? http://skeetsstuff.skeeterbess.com/2008/02/20/filthy-food/ Digging my way out of the clutter Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:53:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: skeet http://skeetsstuff.skeeterbess.com/2008/02/20/filthy-food/#comment-57130 skeet Sun, 24 Feb 2008 00:21:33 +0000 http://skeetsstuff.skeeterbess.com/2008/02/20/filthy-food/#comment-57130 Chris, parents are so frightened that their kids will "pick up something" harmful that they really overuse antibacterial products. I'm wondering if the ones who are young now will develop normal, natural immunities. It will probably take a full generation before we now the true impact the constant assault to their developing immune systems. Scary! Chris, parents are so frightened that their kids will “pick up something” harmful that they really overuse antibacterial products. I’m wondering if the ones who are young now will develop normal, natural immunities. It will probably take a full generation before we now the true impact the constant assault to their developing immune systems. Scary!

]]> By: skeet http://skeetsstuff.skeeterbess.com/2008/02/20/filthy-food/#comment-57129 skeet Sun, 24 Feb 2008 00:17:40 +0000 http://skeetsstuff.skeeterbess.com/2008/02/20/filthy-food/#comment-57129 It can be pretty disgusting what gets into our food, Whim, but we'd starve if we allowed oursleves to overthink it, don't you think? It can be pretty disgusting what gets into our food, Whim, but we’d starve if we allowed oursleves to overthink it, don’t you think?

]]> By: skeet http://skeetsstuff.skeeterbess.com/2008/02/20/filthy-food/#comment-57128 skeet Sun, 24 Feb 2008 00:16:27 +0000 http://skeetsstuff.skeeterbess.com/2008/02/20/filthy-food/#comment-57128 Hee! I'm not a big proponent of the 5-second rule, Houndsgood! I don't really worry about filth in food, but I don't look for opporunities to consume dust bunnies and dog hair, either! :D Hee! I’m not a big proponent of the 5-second rule, Houndsgood! I don’t really worry about filth in food, but I don’t look for opporunities to consume dust bunnies and dog hair, either! :D

]]> By: skeet http://skeetsstuff.skeeterbess.com/2008/02/20/filthy-food/#comment-57127 skeet Sun, 24 Feb 2008 00:14:35 +0000 http://skeetsstuff.skeeterbess.com/2008/02/20/filthy-food/#comment-57127 Kate, you be the guinea pig. Keep drinking those lemon-garnished cocktails and give us a report on your health from time to time, okay? Someone has to do it ... :D Kate, you be the guinea pig. Keep drinking those lemon-garnished cocktails and give us a report on your health from time to time, okay? Someone has to do it … :D

]]> By: Chris http://skeetsstuff.skeeterbess.com/2008/02/20/filthy-food/#comment-57117 Chris Sat, 23 Feb 2008 22:04:22 +0000 http://skeetsstuff.skeeterbess.com/2008/02/20/filthy-food/#comment-57117 Skeet, it really makes you wonder now doesn't it? The FDA is no knight in shining armour it seems. The anti-biotic issue is something that Tricia and I have been preaching for years, but it tends to fall on deaf ears! Great post! Chris Skeet, it really makes you wonder now doesn’t it? The FDA is no knight in shining armour it seems. The anti-biotic issue is something that Tricia and I have been preaching for years, but it tends to fall on deaf ears! Great post!

Chris

]]> By: Whim http://skeetsstuff.skeeterbess.com/2008/02/20/filthy-food/#comment-56760 Whim Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:39:31 +0000 http://skeetsstuff.skeeterbess.com/2008/02/20/filthy-food/#comment-56760 None of what you've said surprises me. I learned about the amount of "impurities" the FDA allows in our food years ago. It's disgusting really. None of what you’ve said surprises me. I learned about the amount of “impurities” the FDA allows in our food years ago. It’s disgusting really.

]]> By: HoundsGood http://skeetsstuff.skeeterbess.com/2008/02/20/filthy-food/#comment-56720 HoundsGood Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:23:22 +0000 http://skeetsstuff.skeeterbess.com/2008/02/20/filthy-food/#comment-56720 Did you ever hear about the student who did her thesis to test the "Five Second Rule?" I think she decided after that to not eat things that fell on the floor. Especially opened oreos that fall cream side down Did you ever hear about the student who did her thesis to test the “Five Second Rule?” I think she decided after that to not eat things that fell on the floor. Especially opened oreos that fall cream side down

]]> By: Venomous Kate http://skeetsstuff.skeeterbess.com/2008/02/20/filthy-food/#comment-56699 Venomous Kate Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:03:02 +0000 http://skeetsstuff.skeeterbess.com/2008/02/20/filthy-food/#comment-56699 You mean the alcohol in my lemon-garnished cocktail doesn't kill all those germs? ;) You mean the alcohol in my lemon-garnished cocktail doesn’t kill all those germs? ;)

]]> By: skeet http://skeetsstuff.skeeterbess.com/2008/02/20/filthy-food/#comment-56682 skeet Thu, 21 Feb 2008 08:16:46 +0000 http://skeetsstuff.skeeterbess.com/2008/02/20/filthy-food/#comment-56682 Ah, so that's what you do, Flo! I'm with you on the stand against antibacterial soap. I suspect the younger genration who are overexposed to it may pay a big price down the road. I've also moved well beyond the ick factor to calm aceptance that we ingest things we don't want to think about but that won't harm us. I could go on for days, too. We really ought to make a coffee date so we can share all of the fascinating stuff in our heads, lol! :D Ah, so that’s what you do, Flo! I’m with you on the stand against antibacterial soap. I suspect the younger genration who are overexposed to it may pay a big price down the road. I’ve also moved well beyond the ick factor to calm aceptance that we ingest things we don’t want to think about but that won’t harm us.

I could go on for days, too. We really ought to make a coffee date so we can share all of the fascinating stuff in our heads, lol! :D

]]> By: Flo http://skeetsstuff.skeeterbess.com/2008/02/20/filthy-food/#comment-56657 Flo Thu, 21 Feb 2008 04:38:00 +0000 http://skeetsstuff.skeeterbess.com/2008/02/20/filthy-food/#comment-56657 Skeet, this is what I do. I'm a chemist/microbiologist in a lab that tests food and water. The truth is I'm torn over this issue. I work all day with e. coli, salmonella, listeria, and I hardly ever get sick. I will NEVER use antibacterial soap. I believe that exposure to low levels of germs actually keeps us healthy. Our bodies were made to deal with this stuff and trying to make our food supply too clean is actually detrimental to our overall health. Okay, I'll stop there. I could carry on for days on this subject :) Skeet, this is what I do. I’m a chemist/microbiologist in a lab that tests food and water. The truth is I’m torn over this issue. I work all day with e. coli, salmonella, listeria, and I hardly ever get sick. I will NEVER use antibacterial soap. I believe that exposure to low levels of germs actually keeps us healthy. Our bodies were made to deal with this stuff and trying to make our food supply too clean is actually detrimental to our overall health. Okay, I’ll stop there. I could carry on for days on this subject :)

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