Agriculture Quote by Jimmy Fallon

“USDA regulations spell out precisely what sort of facility and system is permissible, but they don’t set thresholds for food-borne pathogens. (That would require…

— Michael Pollan

Rising demand for animal products highlights microbiological risks, with animal-welfare measures sometimes creating new hazards. For example, open pens for poultry may increase the…

— Louise Fresco

I think there should be very strict limits on the pathogens that can be sold in your meat. There should be limits on disease-causing…

— Eric Schlosser

“ Escherichia colia O157:H7 is a relatively new strain of the common intestinal bacteria (no one had seen it before 1980) that thrives in…

— Michael Pollan

Liberals talk about how evil it is, and they talk about how deadly it is. They won't ban it. If it's so bad, if…

— Rush Limbaugh

“The CDC found that 42 percent of packaged meat products sold at three national chain grocery stores sampled contained toxin-producing C. diff bacteria.136 The…

— Michael Greger

“Many other raw food products--notably poultry from CAFOs--typically carry a much higher threat to human health in terms of pathogen load, and yet the…

— Barbara Kingsolver

We're going to do everything possible to make sure that food safety is always paramount, and that we work with the industry as aggressively…

— Mike Johanns

A lot of animal experiments consider only commercial interests. We want to ban all animal experiments as soon as possible.

— Marianne Thieme

“Cruel and destructive food products should be illegal. We don’t need the option of buying children’s toys made with lead paint, or aerosols with…

— Jonathan Safran Foer

Better ways to diagnose, treat and prevent E. coli 0157:H7 infections are badly needed.

— Anonymous

Our biggest fear is that 'Food, Inc.' will move heavy-handed food-safety regulations forward.

— Joel Salatin