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What am I missing? The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food expressed anger towards Currie's comments and the Department of Health was unable to back up
by zug_zug 4y ago
What am I missing?
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food expressed anger towards Currie's comments and the Department of Health was unable to back up her claims.[1] In addition, the Ministry of Agriculture had previously tested eggs without finding any salmonella. The chance of becoming ill with salmonella was put at less than 1 in 200 million.[8]
- user982 4y agoThe last paragraph is of interest: In December 2001, a Whitehall report was revealed that had been produced in February 1989, two months after Currie's resignation, and covered up by the government. The report found that there had been a "salmonella epidemic of considerable proportions". However, Chief Medical Officer for England, Donald Acheson had urged at the time that the word "epidemic" should not be used except "in a technical sense".
- thrusong 4y agoI drink a lot of whiskey sours with raw egg whites in them, like all day every Saturday. I like those odds!
- vorpalhex 4y agoI think the research still suggests that while alchohol is pretty good at killing most things, cocktails don't sit long enough for the alcohol to do much and you'd need to be 100+ proof.