They also did not care if the spoiled meat they sold was killing people. ... "# The meat packing industry took no responsibility for producing safe and sanitary meat. ... "# This obviously led to tubercular meat being processed in the packing house. Another problem was the incredible lack of sanitation and the use of spoiled meat, another quote from "The Jungle" tells of how dirty it was in these plants "There would be meat stored in great piles in rooms; and water from leaky roofs would drip over it, and thousands of rats would race about on it. ... "# The meat packers ignored the ...

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Even after being processed none of the original parts simply "disappear"; Meaning: The feces, bile, and hair are probably in every other cut of meat. ... Later IBP plant released a report saying that the oil was dripped on "unfinished hams" and that IBP is considered by many to have one of the cleanest plants in the country! ... The IBP plant was documented by an FDA inspector to have oil dripping into its hams from a misplaced pipe. ... Later IBP plant released a report saying that the oil was dripped on "unfinished hams" and that IBP is considered by many to have one of the cleanest p...

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Oddly enough Jurgis finds a job rather quickly from when they arrive in Chicago and starts working at the meat packing plant. ... The meat packing plant is very dark and dangerous. ... The health risks abound inside these plants with the bosses of these plants not worrying at all about his workers. ... The bosses would make the workers work over time without pay to be able to process bad or spoiled meat while the health inspector was gone. ... Sinclair tells how dead rats, droppings, spoiled meat, human body parts, and whatever would fall in would be processed into sausage to be eaten. ...

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Each year tourists come to this region just to taste the fresh meat (Greer 2002). ... The tasty meat was a staple in their diets, and the colonist soon shared the same craving. Use by individuals became the norm; however commercial marketing of this resource was sluggish due to the inability to ship the crabs to non-coastal communities without spoiling. ... Much of the sunlight that is necessary for the underwater plants is filtered out and never actually makes it to the plants. ... Smaller hard crabs may be processed in Maryland, but may not be taken from its waters. ...

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While survival was the goal for many lower class people each day, Sinclair also exposed the unsanitary food products being shipped and processed during this time period. ... He was implying that the meat being packaged was not of good quality and probably expired. ... Even the government inspector passes over spoiled carcasses and rotten meat. ... A further description was revealed through Jurgis' knowledge of the meatpacking industry to reveal the lack of care/contaminated meats of the meatpacking industry: "the meat would be shoveled into carts there were things that went into the ...

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Outside the packing plants, newly arrived immigrants men and women desperate for jobs offered to work for even lower wages. ... The packing plants were dangerous places--sites of accidents and sources of all kinds of diseases from pneumonia and blood poisoning to deadly tuberculosis. ... To survive, workers in the meat-packing plants were forced to take part in a horrendous fraud, one that affected nearly every American. ... On a number of occasions In the process to obtain profits, the dedicated worker that contributed many years of his life and talent to building the company is discard. ... ...

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Food scientists are experimenting with many different plants, but the genetic engineering of the tomato, dubbed Flavr Savr has been the most highly publicized project so far. ... Do people really want to eat meat that is leaner and tastier but contains genes from humans? ... They found, copied, and rebuilt a gene that lets these tomatoes stay on the vine without softening and spoiling. ... Ethylene is a colorless, odorless gas that quickness the ripening process (Wood). ... It is up to the scientists and engineers to consider a solution that will help slow down the spoiling of food and s...

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One myth is that if food production and process facilities were cleaner that Food Irradiation would not be necessary. ... Irradiation destroys insects, fungi that cause food to spoil, and bacteria that cause food borne illness. ... "Irradiating certain foods, especially red meat, translates into fewer people getting sick and dying from food poisoning -- particularly children and the elderly, who may be more vulnerable to these bacteria" (Holcomb 14). ... This calcium loss plays an important role in the softening of fruit and other plant tissues (vegetables). ...

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One myth is that if food production and process facilities were cleaner that Food Irradiation would not be necessary. ... Irradiation destroys insects, fungi that cause food to spoil, and bacteria that cause food borne illness. ... "Irradiating certain foods, especially red meat, translates into fewer people getting sick and dying from food poisoning -- particularly children and the elderly, who may be more vulnerable to these bacteria" (Holcomb 14). ... This calcium loss plays an important role in the softening of fruit and other plant tissues (vegetables). ...

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The second area they focus on is people on strike or protesters, where they support the protesters' cause by providing them with food so that they could stand for their beliefs and not starve while in the process. ... The decisions are made within each chapter, each individual being encouraged to participate into the decision making process (ABC No Rio). ... The reasons behind it are clearly stated: plant based aliments do not spoil that quick and it is the only food that does not involve violence. ... Even if from time to time they receive dairy and meat products, the organization does...

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