Wooow! It's been quite awhile. Has it been that long? So many things have happened - the covid pandemic is still around, monkey is poxing in some parts of the world; while Ukraine and Russia are still at it. Then there's the heat in Europe. Climate change anyone? Jump to the campaign season before the May 2022 elections. Funny and thankfully, Covid seemed to have temporarily rested; with the caveat from infectious disease experts saying the new cases will come around soon. They were right. Looking back at the elections, some candidates sounded like a repeat of what has been said before - sorry. I fear for the future, truth be said. Recently, the rain started coming as always, so there were the floods again. Let's not forget the earthquake that devastated Abra and other Northern Luzon provinces. Damage was estimated at 2.1B I think because this is what is going to cost the rehabilitation. What new thing can be said? Indeed, life - is a never ending process - death-li
Oh my and this beef story happened in the United States.. just wonderin', have the food authorities truly done something about this? "On Christmas Eve, 2009, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced some 248,000 pounds of tenderized beef were being recalled and was eventually linked to 21 E. coli O157:H7 infections in 16 states. Needle or blade tenderized beef is typically used on tougher cuts of beef or pork to break down muscle fibers or to inject marinade into meat. About 50 million pounds of needle- or blade-tenderized meat is produced in the U.S. each month, according to a federal study, but it’s not required to be labeled. All hamburger should be cooked to a thermometer-verified 160F because it’s all ground up – the outside, which can be laden with poop, is on the inside. With steaks, the thought has been that searing on the outside will take care of any poop bugs like E. coli and the inside is clean. But what if needles pushed the E. coli on the outsi