I'll have a cheeseburger with a side order of E Coli please

I read Chapter 9 of F.F.N entitled, "Whats in the Meat." The chapter opens with the largest food recall in our Nation's history. In 1997, 35 million pounds of ground beef was recalled by Hudson Foods because of a horiffic strand of E-Coli which is a bacteria that often festers on raw meat. Unless processed correctly, meat is easily suseptable to being contaminated by the many bacteria's that exist. By the time the 35 million pounds was recalled from local shelves, it was estimated that 25 million pounds had already been bought and consumed by the public. This was so scary to read about because of how high the sales of meat in our nation is compared to the also high recorded cases of "meat borne illnesses." Schlosser also made an interesting connection between the mass production and distribution of meat has caused a terrifying increase in outbreaks and contamination because of the speed and amount that is mass produced and sent out to stores. Schlosser also explores the parrallels between a potential illness like E-Coli and the sexually transmited killer, "AIDS."  There are many strong similarities between the two very differant illnesses such as the rate at which both can spread through the public once exposed to a particular area. It was stated in chapter 9 that 200,000 people are sickened by a food borne disease every single day. These numbers mirror the incredibly high record of AIDS in our nation, especially between the late 1980's and 90's. I thought this chapter was incredibly informative about the risks involved with the meat industry, which is a crucial part of America's fast food restaurants. The idea that 200,000 people get sick from bad food processing every day in the US is insanly high and definatly causes me to shy away from the many fast food restaurants that litter our streets.