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Originally Posted by Richard
Just because you don't remember it doesn't mean it wasn't happening - it was, it still is (although with far less frequency), and - most likely - it always will be happening.
The Pure Food and Drug Act (1906) came about for a number of reasons long before we were brought into this world. Study some History and read some of the so-called muckraker literature of the times. 
Good old days my anal sphincter.
And so it goes...
Richard  |
I had a pet turtle, played with snakes and frequently drank creek water without the use of a MSR MIOX as well.
The Pure Food and Drug Act (1906) , thanks for the reference I'll look into it.
Though I do believe there is a good chance that the product adulteration in use today (steroids, antibiotics, genetic engineering and over breeding) could or may have led to hardier strains of bacteria. Which over time would likely lead to more instances of an outbreak and more severity.
For instance, Hogs in a clean house are there because they are more susceptible to disease than your farm filthy hog running around a muddy, crappy hog pen.
Back in the Good Ole Days Farmers Joes tainted eggs might have infected
maybe 100 miles out, in today's distribution chain you can/could infect many, many thousands, in many states, many thousands of miles away from the start point.