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Origin Of Disease-Causing Bacteria In Meat

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A single-question survey concerning salmonella and other bacteria found on and in meat and poultry.

The PCRM survey asked, “When salmonella and other disease-causing bacteria are found on meat and poultry, which of the following do you think best describes where these bacteria come from?”

  • Animal blood (10%)
  • Dirty hands (19%)
  • Naturally present in meat (17%)
  • Naturally present in animal’s skin (9%)
  • Animal feces (16%)
  • Dirty air in slaughter house (15%)
  • Didn’t think any of these were correct or didn’t know (13%)

The correct answer was “animal feces.”

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Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, Opinion Research Corporation, 2001 United States (National)

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Animals Used for Food Additives or Diseases Animal Slaughter Attitudes English Factory Farming Human Health Meat / Animal Product Consumption Humans

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