I recently saw a notice from the Department of Health and
Human Services. Yes, some days I do some light reading. This one caught my
attention: Studies to
Evaluate the Safety of Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Human Food.
Huh?
As a consumer of ‘human food,’ I felt it would behoove me to
find out more, to know if I am, somehow, consuming veterinary drugs,
inadvertently. I mean, are food
manufacturers apt to accidentally spill some doggie drugs into the cake mix? And,
if so, is the study being conducted for food safety to deem that it’s okay, no
harm done, feed the people the tainted food anyway?
I had to know.
So, I did what any intelligent, and slightly paranoid,
person would do: I kept reading.
Turns out, that isn’t the scenario at all. I breathed a sigh
of relief. (You can too. Sort of.)
From what I can deduce, and I’m no authority on the subject,
the study is being conducted to ensure, if there are any drugs given to the
animals we use as food, those drugs won’t affect us unfavorably. In researching
further, words and phrases like “genotoxicity,” “gene mutation,” and “potential
aneugenic and/or germ cell effects”
were being thrown around. I felt a measure of concern and realized I
need to pay better attention to what I’m putting in my body and serving to my
family.
Of course, now I’m thinking maybe the vegans had it right
all along. Maybe I should re-think consuming meat, at least until the study is
complete. Or go organic, free range, the grapefruit diet, bread & water….
But when that pepperoni pizza is calling…..
What would YOU do?
Ravenously yours,
