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Bacteria-detecting strip of plastic film could make best-before dates irrelevant
- mhkool 8y agoA bacteria-detecting strip encourages companies to use more anti-bacterial toxins on food and that is a very bad thing. For those unfamiliar with the human microbiome: the gut of a healthy person has 3 pounds of bacteria, of which 85% are "good" bacteria. Scientific research has shown that killing your beneficial gut bacteria (with antibacterial toxins) is linked to a long list of nasty illnesses. Note that packaged meat in the supermarket already has a anti-bacterial spray of which the law says that it does not have to mentioned on the label.
- bwbw223 8y agoOr they want it to go bad quickly so you buy more...
- tomatotomato37 8y agoDon't bacteria grow more readily in the inside of food rather then the surface due to moisture and what not?