Re: Honeybees and Almonds, Pigs and MRSA: The Deadly Connections

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this is really scary

--- michele horton <epifany97523@...> wrote:

> http://www.naturalnews.com/022597.html

>

> Honeybees and Almonds, Pigs and MRSA: The Deadly

> Connections Wednesday, February 06, 2008 by: Herb

> Newborg | Key concepts: almonds, MRSA and honeybees

>

> NaturalNews) The New York Times recently reported

> a highly probable direct link between our

> unsustainable system of modern industrial

> agriculture and two recently emerging phenomena that

> threaten us all. The author makes the very logical

> connection between the recent epidemic of MRSA (an

> antibiotic-resistant strain of Staphylococcus

> bacteria) which is now killing more Americans each

> year than AIDS (100,000 infections leading to 19,000

> deaths in 2005 alone, according to estimates in The

> Journal of the American Medical Association) and the

> deplorable conditions that exist in the CAFOs

> (concentrated animal feeding operations) in the US

> and other countries.

>

> Hospital acquired MRSA has been a long standing

> problem among health care workers and hospital

> patients, but this new, more virulent strain known

> as " community acquired MRSA " is killing young and

> otherwise healthy people who have not been to a

> hospital in ever increasing numbers. Community

> acquired MRSA is resistant to precisely the class of

> antibiotics used by our nation's factory farming

> operations.

>

> It has been estimated that 70% of the antibiotics

> used in the US are fed to feedlot animals on factory

> farms, which is the only way to keep these animals

> alive in the confined filth and squalor in which

> they " live " . Recent European and Canadian studies

> have confirmed that pig farms are a breeding ground

> for MRSA. The study in Europe reveals that 60

> percent of pig farms that routinely used antibiotics

> had MRSA-positive pigs (compared with 5 percent of

> farms that did not feed pigs antibiotics). The

> Canadian study in Veterinary Microbiology reports

> that MRSA was found on 45 percent of the 20 pig

> farms sampled in Ontario, and in 20 percent of the

> pig farmers (people can harbor the bacteria without

> being infected by it). Under NAFTA (North American

> Free Trade Agreement) pigs flow freely between

> Canada and the United States. But pigs are far from

> the only animals given massive amounts of

> antibiotics and flowing freely across our borders.

> Cattle, chicken, fish and all other

> factory farmed animals are susceptible to this same

> issue. But with pigs, it is well documented.

>

> The author correctly states: " As for independent

> public-health researchers, they say they can't study

> the problem without the cooperation of the livestock

> industry, which, not surprisingly, has not been

> forthcoming. For what if these researchers should

> find proof that one of the hidden costs of cheap

> meat is an epidemic of drug-resistant infection

> among young people? There would be calls to

> revolutionize the way we produce meat in this

> country. This is not something that the meat and the

> pharmaceutical industries or their respective

> regulatory " watchdogs " - the Department of

> Agriculture and F.D.A. - are in any rush to see

> happen. "

>

> The author also discusses the mass deaths of large

> portions (20-80%) of honeybee populations due to a

> syndrome recently named " Colony Collapse Disorder " .

> The culprit is thought to be a virus, pesticides or

> a parasitic mite. It turns out the largest

> concentration of honeybees occurs, unnaturally,

> every year in the California Central Valley, home to

> the orchards that produce 80% of the world's

> almonds.

>

> Since there are not enough bees to pollinate all of

> the flowers in the orchards to ensure a plentiful

> almond harvest, about 40 billion bees are trucked in

> from all over the country for a three week period in

> February to do the job. Since many of these bees

> come from areas where they would normally be dormant

> and to get them ready for cross country travel, the

> bees are fed special " pollen patties " (a mix of High

> Fructose Corn Syrup and flower pollen imported from

> China). Since 2005, the USDA has even allowed bees

> to be flown in from Australia for the big

> " pollination event " .

>

> So the bees, jacked up on High Fructose Corn Syrup

> and Chinese flower pollen, go about pollinating the

> world's almond crop. And in the process they swap

> every pesticide, microbe, parasite, virus and

> mutation thereof among the 40 billion strong swarm.

> They are then loaded up and shipped back from whence

> they came, mutant viruses, parasites and pesticides

> in tow.

>

> Not only do we now have a very probable explanation

> for " Colony Collapse Disorder " , it is entirely

> possible that the new rules by the Almond Board of

> California (ABC) and backed by the USDA to mandate

> the pasteurization of all California almonds were

> necessitated by this unnatural practice of providing

> free travel service to every virus, parasite and

> agricultural toxin in the country. Perhaps the

> pasteurization mandate is just a temporary stop gap

> measure against the next emerging MRSA-like mutated

> superbug.

>

>

>

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yes it is, when it comes to the food chain cycle everything matters. Marty Cline <stompingelk@...> wrote: this is really scary--- michele horton <epifany97523 > wrote:> http://www.naturalnews.com/022597.html> > Honeybees and Almonds, Pigs and MRSA: The Deadly> Connections Wednesday, February 06, 2008 by: Herb> Newborg | Key concepts: almonds, MRSA and honeybees>

> NaturalNews) The New York Times recently reported> a highly probable direct link between our> unsustainable system of modern industrial> agriculture and two recently emerging phenomena that> threaten us all. The author makes the very logical> connection between the recent epidemic of MRSA (an> antibiotic-resistant strain of Staphylococcus> bacteria) which is now killing more Americans each> year than AIDS (100,000 infections leading to 19,000> deaths in 2005 alone, according to estimates in The> Journal of the American Medical Association) and the> deplorable conditions that exist in the CAFOs> (concentrated animal feeding operations) in the US> and other countries.> > Hospital acquired MRSA has been a long standing> problem among health care workers and hospital> patients, but this new, more virulent strain known> as "community

acquired MRSA" is killing young and> otherwise healthy people who have not been to a> hospital in ever increasing numbers. Community> acquired MRSA is resistant to precisely the class of> antibiotics used by our nation's factory farming> operations.> > It has been estimated that 70% of the antibiotics> used in the US are fed to feedlot animals on factory> farms, which is the only way to keep these animals> alive in the confined filth and squalor in which> they "live". Recent European and Canadian studies> have confirmed that pig farms are a breeding ground> for MRSA. The study in Europe reveals that 60> percent of pig farms that routinely used antibiotics> had MRSA-positive pigs (compared with 5 percent of> farms that did not feed pigs antibiotics). The> Canadian study in Veterinary Microbiology reports> that MRSA was found on 45 percent of the

20 pig> farms sampled in Ontario, and in 20 percent of the> pig farmers (people can harbor the bacteria without> being infected by it). Under NAFTA (North American> Free Trade Agreement) pigs flow freely between> Canada and the United States. But pigs are far from> the only animals given massive amounts of> antibiotics and flowing freely across our borders.> Cattle, chicken, fish and all other> factory farmed animals are susceptible to this same> issue. But with pigs, it is well documented.> > The author correctly states: "As for independent> public-health researchers, they say they can't study> the problem without the cooperation of the livestock> industry, which, not surprisingly, has not been> forthcoming. For what if these researchers should> find proof that one of the hidden costs of cheap> meat is an epidemic of drug-resistant

infection> among young people? There would be calls to> revolutionize the way we produce meat in this> country. This is not something that the meat and the> pharmaceutical industries or their respective> regulatory "watchdogs" - the Department of> Agriculture and F.D.A. - are in any rush to see> happen."> > The author also discusses the mass deaths of large> portions (20-80%) of honeybee populations due to a> syndrome recently named "Colony Collapse Disorder".> The culprit is thought to be a virus, pesticides or> a parasitic mite. It turns out the largest> concentration of honeybees occurs, unnaturally,> every year in the California Central Valley, home to> the orchards that produce 80% of the world's> almonds.> > Since there are not enough bees to pollinate all of> the flowers in the orchards to ensure a plentiful> almond

harvest, about 40 billion bees are trucked in> from all over the country for a three week period in> February to do the job. Since many of these bees> come from areas where they would normally be dormant> and to get them ready for cross country travel, the> bees are fed special "pollen patties" (a mix of High> Fructose Corn Syrup and flower pollen imported from> China). Since 2005, the USDA has even allowed bees> to be flown in from Australia for the big> "pollination event".> > So the bees, jacked up on High Fructose Corn Syrup> and Chinese flower pollen, go about pollinating the> world's almond crop. And in the process they swap> every pesticide, microbe, parasite, virus and> mutation thereof among the 40 billion strong swarm.> They are then loaded up and shipped back from whence> they came, mutant viruses, parasites and pesticides> in

tow.> > Not only do we now have a very probable explanation> for "Colony Collapse Disorder", it is entirely> possible that the new rules by the Almond Board of> California (ABC) and backed by the USDA to mandate> the pasteurization of all California almonds were> necessitated by this unnatural practice of providing> free travel service to every virus, parasite and> agricultural toxin in the country. Perhaps the> pasteurization mandate is just a temporary stop gap> measure against the next emerging MRSA-like mutated> superbug.> > > > ---------------------------------> Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with> Mobile. Try it now.Spiritual freedom is my birthright. I am a free thinker. I am able to rise above mentalprejudices and stereotypes of others. I am a free thinker. Nobody and nothing can

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Wow, what great lengths they go through to have it their way!michele horton <epifany97523@...> wrote: yes it is, when it comes to the food chain cycle everything matters. Marty Cline <stompingelk > wrote: this is really scary--- michele horton <epifany97523 > wrote:> http://www.naturalnews.com/022597.html> > Honeybees and Almonds, Pigs and MRSA: The Deadly> Connections Wednesday, February 06, 2008 by: Herb> Newborg | Key concepts: almonds, MRSA and honeybees> > NaturalNews) The New York Times recently reported> a highly probable direct link between our> unsustainable system of modern industrial> agriculture and two recently emerging phenomena that> threaten us all. The author makes the very logical> connection between the recent epidemic of MRSA (an> antibiotic-resistant strain of Staphylococcus> bacteria) which is now killing more Americans each> year than AIDS (100,000 infections leading to 19,000> deaths in 2005 alone, according to estimates in The> Journal of the American Medical Association) and the> deplorable conditions that exist in the

CAFOs> (concentrated animal feeding operations) in the US> and other countries.> > Hospital acquired MRSA has been a long standing> problem among health care workers and hospital> patients, but this new, more virulent strain known> as "community acquired MRSA" is killing young and> otherwise healthy people who have not been to a> hospital in ever increasing numbers. Community> acquired MRSA is resistant to precisely the class of> antibiotics used by our nation's factory farming> operations.> > It has been estimated that 70% of the antibiotics> used in the US are fed to feedlot animals on factory> farms, which is the only way to keep these animals> alive in the confined filth and squalor in which> they "live". Recent European and Canadian studies> have confirmed that pig farms are a breeding ground> for MRSA. The study in Europe reveals

that 60> percent of pig farms that routinely used antibiotics> had MRSA-positive pigs (compared with 5 percent of> farms that did not feed pigs antibiotics). The> Canadian study in Veterinary Microbiology reports> that MRSA was found on 45 percent of the 20 pig> farms sampled in Ontario, and in 20 percent of the> pig farmers (people can harbor the bacteria without> being infected by it). Under NAFTA (North American> Free Trade Agreement) pigs flow freely between> Canada and the United States. But pigs are far from> the only animals given massive amounts of> antibiotics and flowing freely across our borders.> Cattle, chicken, fish and all other> factory farmed animals are susceptible to this same> issue. But with pigs, it is well documented.> > The author correctly states: "As for independent> public-health researchers, they say they can't

study> the problem without the cooperation of the livestock> industry, which, not surprisingly, has not been> forthcoming. For what if these researchers should> find proof that one of the hidden costs of cheap> meat is an epidemic of drug-resistant infection> among young people? There would be calls to> revolutionize the way we produce meat in this> country. This is not something that the meat and the> pharmaceutical industries or their respective> regulatory "watchdogs" - the Department of> Agriculture and F.D.A. - are in any rush to see> happen."> > The author also discusses the mass deaths of large> portions (20-80%) of honeybee populations due to a> syndrome recently named "Colony Collapse Disorder".> The culprit is thought to be a virus, pesticides or> a parasitic mite. It turns out the largest> concentration of honeybees occurs,

unnaturally,> every year in the California Central Valley, home to> the orchards that produce 80% of the world's> almonds.> > Since there are not enough bees to pollinate all of> the flowers in the orchards to ensure a plentiful> almond harvest, about 40 billion bees are trucked in> from all over the country for a three week period in> February to do the job. Since many of these bees> come from areas where they would normally be dormant> and to get them ready for cross country travel, the> bees are fed special "pollen patties" (a mix of High> Fructose Corn Syrup and flower pollen imported from> China). Since 2005, the USDA has even allowed bees> to be flown in from Australia for the big> "pollination event".> > So the bees, jacked up on High Fructose Corn Syrup> and Chinese flower pollen, go about pollinating the> world's almond crop.

And in the process they swap> every pesticide, microbe, parasite, virus and> mutation thereof among the 40 billion strong swarm.> They are then loaded up and shipped back from whence> they came, mutant viruses, parasites and pesticides> in tow.> > Not only do we now have a very probable explanation> for "Colony Collapse Disorder", it is entirely> possible that the new rules by the Almond Board of> California (ABC) and backed by the USDA to mandate> the pasteurization of all California almonds were> necessitated by this unnatural practice of providing> free travel service to every virus, parasite and> agricultural toxin in the country. Perhaps the> pasteurization mandate is just a temporary stop gap> measure against the next emerging MRSA-like mutated> superbug.> > > > ---------------------------------> Be a

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