How E Coli Entered Our Food System
I am a chef and food activist but admittedly not a scientist. Still there is an overwhelming amount of evidence that e coli entered our food system via genetically modified seeds, specifically corn.
To make corn that was resistant to their “Round Up” weed killer, Monsanto Chemical Company developed a way of changing the genetic structure of corn so that “Round Up” wouldn’t hurt it. The way they got the genetic modifications into the seed germ was to piggyback it on an obscure bacteria found in feces and soil. That bacteria was e coli. This is a well known and well documented story that has been mentioned in documentaries like King Corn and Food Inc. Monsanto does not deny that they use e coli in their GM products but they do deny that it is connected to the outbreaks of the past few decades. The time line of outbreaks corresponds perfectly with the introduction of GM seed into the food system.
Cows are fed this e coli laced GM corn. Corn is not a natural food for cattle therefore it takes their stomachs longer to digest than it would natural foods like grass or hay. A cow’s stomachs (they have four of them) are the absolute best breeding ground for e coli reproduction. Now the bovine scat is teeming with the deadly bacteria; this scat is then sold as fertilizer all over the world. That is how it finds its way to produce like spinach, cilantro and sprouts. Since these foods are commonly eaten raw there is no heat application to kill the e coli microbes.
As far as prevention of e coli dosing simply spray all of your produce with a combination of water and white vinegar. The vinegar will kill most any bacteria including salmonella and e coli. From the The Vinegar Institute:
Add 2 tablespoons white distilled vinegar to 1 pint water and use to wash fresh fruits and vegetables, then rinse thoroughly.
E coli symptoms according to WebMD:
- Severe stomach cramps and stomach tenderness.
- Diarrhea, watery at first, but often becoming very bloody.
- Nausea and vomiting.
The World According to Monsanto
This is part one of eight that are available for you to watch for free on youtube. This is a very important documentary by independent filmmaker Marie-Monique Robin about the greatest threat to mankind today, Monsanto. You know how we have all seen movies about some mega powerful company wrought with evil and plummeting the world towards annihilation? Watching those movies we all had the same thought in the back of our minds, “that makes for great story telling but no company is that insidious.” Well, Monsanto just may be worse than any of those fictional movie corporations.
Keep in mind as you watch this that President George H. W. Bush appointed a Monsanto lobbyist, Michael Taylor, to head the FDA in the early 1990’s. Bill Clinton also hired a Monsanto mole for his two terms. Likewise Bush Jr. hired a Monsanto thug. President Obama has hired no less than seven Monsanto puppets including USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack and former FDA big wig Michael Taylor. The devastation this unholy union has brought to our food system in the subsequent 20 years trumps anything Hollywood has ever dreamed up. It begs this question – who actually runs the legislative branch of the government, the President or Monsanto?