I think you have misinterpreted my perspective. The point is not whether pork is safe to eat here and now. I was more talking about whether it was originally re

I think you have misinterpreted my perspective. The point is not whether pork is safe to eat here and now. I was more talking about whether it was originally responsible for the zoonotic transfer from pig to human that must have occurred. The handling or eating of pork is one of the limited number ways it could have happened. In that context mere possibility of transfer via this means becomes more important since all of the options have a low 'a priori' likelihood. If either of us had read the link you provided in more detail we would have noticed that it is written before the current outbreak and is about the swine flu that is endemic to pigs - not the current virus that appears to be endemic to humans. They are related obviously but not the same thing. If the later version can appear in pigs (some say it can't) then this would could easily raise the risk of infection from use of pork products. The thing I find interesting this is that given the fairly vague statement posed by hs you have consistently chosen the narrowest and most disputable angle. The general interpretation I had was something like 'vegetarian food production doesn't cause flu pandemics'. But you chose something like 'there is a pork contamination'. Then you tell me to 'Take your crazy scaremongering over to twitter' when I am actually speculating about the origin of the disease. I think you should probably take a little more time to look for the good in people rather than assuming the worst. I will also do this. As a vegetarian I am annoyed at the bad things that happen to the world because of human meat consumption. When something so directly linked to the meat industry such as this occurs, I believe it is only right and proper to remind people that it doesn't have to be this way.