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Scully, Steven - Host
TOPIC IS FOOD SAFETY, CAROLINE DEWALL, FOOD SAFETY DIRECTOR AT THE CENTER FOR SCIENCE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST. GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH...
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DeWaal, Caroline Smith - Director
THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT LESSON THAT THE U.S. NEEDS TO TAKE FROM THIS VERY SERIOUS OUTBREAK IS THAT WE CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE OUR FOOD POLICIES FROZEN...
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Scully, Steven - Host
TALKING ABOUT THIS ISSUE YESTERDAY. EVERYONE OF US EITHER HAS EXPERIENCED FOOD POISONING OR KNOWS SOMEBODY WHO EXPERIENCED IT. WHY IS IT SO COMMON? GUEST:...
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DeWaal, Caroline Smith - Director
ESTIMATES THAT ONE IN SIX AMERICANS WILL GET SICK OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR FROM SOMETHING THEY ATE. THAT MEANS IN AND THE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD, PROBABLY...
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Scully, Steven - Host
128,000 PEOPLE HOSPITALIZED EVERY YEAR, AND 3000 AMERICANS DIE FROM FOOD- BORNE RELATED ILLNESSES? GUEST: THAT
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DeWaal, Caroline Smith - Director
IS RIGHT. IT IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. EVERY YEAR, WE HAVE THAT NUMBER OF DEATHS. THEY ARE ENTIRELY PREVENTABLE. FOOD BOARD ON THIS IS ONE OF THE TYPES...
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Scully, Steven - Host
WELCOME YOUR PURCHASE A PATIENT. OUR PHONE LINES ARE OPEN. -- WE WELCOME YOUR PARTICIPATION. THE NUMBERS ARE -- OUR TWITTER ACCOUNT -- IS THE U.S. DOING...
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DeWaal, Caroline Smith - Director
U.S., THE GENERAL POLICY IS THAT THE U.S. FOOD SAFETY SYSTEM HAS BEEN ANTIQUATED, BUT LAST YEAR, CONGRESS PASSED AND THEN PRESIDENT OBAMA SIGNED A NEW...
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| 00:04:08 |
Scully, Steven - Host
CARRY OUT RESTAURANT THE OTHER DAY. THEY WERE MAKING SANDWICHES BOUGHT THEIR HANDS OR NOT COVERED. GUEST: FOR
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DeWaal, Caroline Smith - Director
RESTAURANTS, THE REGULATION IS DONE AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. AGAIN, THESE STATE AND LOCAL PEOPLE WHO ARE REALLY ESSENTIAL PLAYERS IN OUR PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM...
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DeWaal, Caroline Smith - Director
COMMON BACTERIA AND LIVES IN ALL WARM- BLOODED ANIMALS, EVEN HUMANS. THERE ARE SOME STRAINS LIKE E. COLI 157 AND THIS NEW STRAIN THAT HAVE EVOLVED INTO...
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| 00:06:05 |
Scully, Steven - Host
ABOUT THE E. COLI OUTBREAK, BUT THE LATEST ONE IS A FROM BEAN SPROUTS OR LETTUCE. WHAT DO YOU ATTRIBUTE THAT TO? GUEST: THEY HAVE
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DeWaal, Caroline Smith - Director
HAD A LOT OF FALSE STARTS SO FAR IN IDENTIFYING THE SPECIFIC CAUSE. GERMAN OFFICIALS INITIALLY THOUGHT IT WAS CUCUMBERS. MOST RECENTLY, THEY SAID THEY...
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| 00:07:15 |
Scully, Steven - Host
TO CAROLINE DEWALL, THE FOOD SAFETY DIRECTOR AT THE CENTER FOR SCIENCE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST. SHE IS FAMILIAR WITH CAPITOL HILL. WE INVITED HER ON IN...
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CALLER, -
FOR CAROLINE DEWALL. HOW ARE YOU THIS MORNING? I WAS WONDERING ABOUT IF E. COLI CAN GET INTO IT. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO LOVES ORANGE SODA. GUEST: SODA IS...
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| 00:07:57 |
DeWaal, Caroline Smith - Director
HIGHLY PROCESSED BEVERAGE AND IT IS UNLIKELY THAT E. COLI COULD GET INTO THE PROCESS. I DO NOT THINK IT COULD HAPPEN. IT IS HIGHLY PROCESSED PER THE E....
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DeWaal, Caroline Smith - Director
PERSON WRITING IT IS GENERALLY CORRECT, THAT LARGE OUTBREAKS ACTUALLY OFTEN ARE ASSOCIATED WITH PRODUCTION SYSTEMS WHERE A SINGLE ACCIDENT, A SINGLE...
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| 00:09:27 |
Scully, Steven - Host
US FROM ORLANDO, FLORIDA. GOOD
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CALLER, -
MORNING. CALLER: GOOD MORNING. I WAS AWARE ABOUT A MONTH AGO OF A BILL PASSED, I THINK IT WAS THE [UNINTELLIGIBLE] BILL SAYING THAT AMERICAN CITIZENS...
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| 00:10:10 |
Scully, Steven - Host
LITTLE BIT OF FEEDBACK. GUEST: STEVE, THE BOTTOM
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DeWaal, Caroline Smith - Director
LINE IS I THINK YOU HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO AN URBAN MYTH. THERE IS NO LAW THAT PASSED THAT SAID THAT PEOPLE COULD NOT GROW FRESH FOOD. I HAVE A GARDEN...
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| 00:11:31 |
Scully, Steven - Host
POINT -- HOW DO YOU RESPOND TO THAT SENTIMENT? GUEST: I WISH THERE
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DeWaal, Caroline Smith - Director
WAS A SIMPLE WAY THAT WE COULD DITCH THE DIRTY FOOD. THE BOTTOM LINE IS, ORGANIC PRODUCTION IS EXCELLENT FOR AVOIDING THINGS LIKE PESTICIDE RESIDUE AND...
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Scully, Steven - Host
US FROM OKEECHOBEE, FLA.. CALLER:
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CALLER, -
GOOD MORNING. I WORK ON A VEGETABLE FARM, ABOUT 2,600 ACRES, AND WE ARE REQUIRED TO PRODUCE CLEAN FOOD. WE PROCESSED ABOUT 11,000 ACRES OF THE CABBAGE...
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DeWaal, Caroline Smith - Director
NOT AGREE MORE, THAT IT IS A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY. JUST AS YOU ARE TAKING ALL OF THOSE STEPS IN YOUR PRODUCTION SYSTEM TO ENSURE YOUR VENDORS, THE PEOPLE...
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Scully, Steven - Host
DO YOU GIVE PARENTS OR ANY FOOD PREPARED IN THE HOME? GUEST: IS CRITICALLY
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DeWaal, Caroline Smith - Director
IMPORTANT THAT EVERYONE PREPARING FOOD TREAT RAW MEAT OR SEAFOOD LIKE IT IS CONTAMINATED. YOU HAVE TO ASSUME THAT IN THE JUICES THAT TOUCH IN THE SERVICE...
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| 00:16:20 |
Scully, Steven - Host
POINT FROM NORTH CAROLINA, SAYING --
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| 00:16:28 |
DeWaal, Caroline Smith - Director
GUEST: SOME STATES WHO ARE CONTROLLING THE ISSUE OF FOOD POISONING IN RESTAURANTS HAS STARTED TO LOOK AT THIS QUESTION OF WHETHER RARE HAMBURGERS CAN...
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CALLER, -
JUST WATCHED RECENTLY A DOCUMENTARY CALLED "FOOD INC." AND IT SHOWS AND DOCUMENTS HOW FOOD IS GROWN IN THE UNITED STATES. IT WAS FLAT OUT DISGUSTING....
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DeWaal, Caroline Smith - Director
GUEST: THAT IS A GREAT SYNOPSIS OF "FOOD INC." WHICH IS A MOVIE. IT IS A VERY FASCINATING STORY. AS WITH ALL MOVIES, NOT ALL OF IT IS ENTIRELY ACCURATE....
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| 00:20:24 |
Scully, Steven - Host
IN GERMANY AND HUNDREDS WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM THE E. COLI OUTBREAK SPREADING IN THE PRIMARILY THE NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTRY. SOME INFORMATION ON WHO...
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CALLER, -
HI THERE. I HOPE I AM NOT REPEATING SOMETHING THAT WAS ALREADY DISCUSSED, BUT I AM INTERESTED IN YOUR OPINION ON RADIATING FOOD AND WHETHER THAT WOULD...
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| 00:21:55 |
DeWaal, Caroline Smith - Director
WOULD DESTROY E. COLI. IT DOES NOT DESTROY EVERYTHING. FOR EXAMPLE, IT WOULD NOT DESTROY VIRUSES BUT IT IS LARGELY VERY EFFECTIVE WHEN IT COMES TO E....
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| 00:23:23 |
Scully, Steven - Host
THAT YOU ARE NOT A BEGIN, OR MAYBE YOU ARE? GUEST: I AM NOT A
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| 00:23:33 |
DeWaal, Caroline Smith - Director
VEGAN. I ENJOY A WIDE VARIETY OF FOOD CHOICES. IT TOOK A LONG TIME TO EAT -- AND NOT RAW MEAT, I DID NOT EAT RAW MEAT, BUT TO SERVE MEAT TO MY CHILDREN....
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ARE ALLOWED TO CUT AMMONIA IN GROUND MEAT, AND IF THAT IS TRUE, WHAT ELSE ARE YOU PUTTING IN OUR FOOD? GUEST: FIRST OF ALL, I AM
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DeWaal, Caroline Smith - Director
NOT PUTTING ANYTHING IN YOUR FOOD. I WORK FOR A CONSUMER ORGANIZATION. HOST: WE HAVE A
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Scully, Steven - Host
LINK THROUGH C- SPAN.ORG. GUEST: THE ISSUE
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DeWaal, Caroline Smith - Director
OF AMMONIA -- THE MEAT INDUSTRY IS TRYING A LOT OF THINGS TO TRY TO INCREASE THE SAFETY OF GROUND BEEF TO CARRY OUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS AMERICANS LOVE...
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| 00:25:49 |
Scully, Steven - Host
LET'S LOOK OF THE NUMBERS. EACH YEAR, ONE IN SIX AMERICANS, OR ABOUT 48 MILLION PEOPLE GET SICK AS A RESULT OF A FOOD-BORNE ILLNESS. 128,000 ARE HOSPITALIZED....
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ASK THE GUEST THE OPINION ON WHAT SHE THINKS WOULD BE THE DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS ON FOOD SAFETY IF IN OUR HASTE TO REDUCE OUR DEFICIT THERE WERE MASSIVE...
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DeWaal, Caroline Smith - Director
GUEST: THAT IS AN EXCELLENT QUESTION, AND ONE WE ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT IN WASHINGTON. THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION HAS AN IMPORTANT NEW TOOL --...
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| 00:28:32 |
Scully, Steven - Host
HAS THIS QUESTION. CAN YOU SPEAK ON THE DANGER OF GENETICALLY-MODIFIED FOODS AND THE USE OF HORMONES? GUEST: BOTH ARE
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DeWaal, Caroline Smith - Director
VERY IMPORTANT ISSUES, BOTH OF CONCERN TO A LOT OF CONSUMERS. WE REALLY LOOK AT THINGS FROM THE STANDPOINT OF WHAT THE SCIENCE TELLS US ABOUT THE REST....
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Scully, Steven - Host
ODESSA, TEXAS. CALLER:
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CALLER, -
OVER THE LAST MANY YEARS, GOING BACK INTO THE 1970'S, I GUESS, I FIRST BECAME AWARE THERE WAS SUCH A THING AS FOTHE CENTER FOR -- THE CHANTER OF SIGNS...
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DeWaal, Caroline Smith - Director
YOUR OPINION, BUT I DO NOT AGREE WITH THAT. THE CENTER FOR SCIENCE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST IS FUNDED BY 850,000 SUBSCRIBERS TO THE NUTRITION HEALTH LETTER....
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| 00:32:55 |
Scully, Steven - Host
CONVERSATION ON OUR TWITTER PAGE -- GUEST:
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| 00:33:04 |
DeWaal, Caroline Smith - Director
INTERESTING. YOU HAD ONE CALLER WHO WONDERED HOW THE GOVERNMENT COULD ALLOW AMMONIA TO BE SERVED UP WITH GROUND MEAT, AND ANOTHER SAYING "HOW CAN THEY...
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Scully, Steven - Host
FROM MICHIGAN FOR CAROLINE SMITH DEWALL. CALLER: YES, GOOD
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CALLER, -
MORNING. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE IN THIS MATTER. I WOULD LIKE TO INQUIRE ABOUT MINERALS AND THE ASPECT OF IONIZATION AFTER AND DURING THE CYCLING...
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DeWaal, Caroline Smith - Director
I AM NOT FAMILIAR WITH THAT. IF THERE IS A NATURAL PROCESS THAT COULD HELP REDUCE THE LEVELS OF BACTERIA IN PLANT REDUCTION -- PRODUCTION, I THINK THAT...
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| 00:35:07 |
Scully, Steven - Host
CONCERN BASED ON WHAT IS HAPPENING IN GERMANY THAT IT COULD HAPPEN IN THE U.S.? GUEST: OUR EXPERIENCE
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DeWaal, Caroline Smith - Director
IS WHEN THESE PATHOGENS EMERGE, THEY OFTEN COME BACK. IT DOES NOT HAPPENED YET IN THE U.S., BUT THIS IS CLEARLY A PATHOGEN OF TREMENDOUS VIRULENCE,...
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| 00:35:57 |
Scully, Steven - Host
SHOULD TREAT FOOD POISONING AS A POTENTIALLY DEADLY MATTER.
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DeWaal, Caroline Smith - Director
GUEST: A ABSOLUTELY. THERE MIGHT BE AS MANY AS THREE TO 10 THE NUMBER OF CONSUMERS ACTUALLY EFFECTED. MOST CONSUMERS THAT GET A CASE OF DIARRHEA OR MS...
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| 00:36:37 |
Scully, Steven - Host
FROM GREENWICH, CONN., FOR CAROLINE SMITH DEWALL. GUEST: I LOVE
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DeWaal, Caroline Smith - Director
ORANGE SODA. I DO, I DO, I DO. HOST: ANOTHER
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Scully, Steven - Host
FAN OF ORANGE SODA. WHAT DID YOU TAKE AWAY FROM THIS CONVERSATION? GUEST: I AM VERY INTERESTED
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| 00:37:00 |
DeWaal, Caroline Smith - Director
THAT WE HAD SO MANY CALLERS AND SO MANY PEOPLE. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT IMPACTS CONSUMERS EVERY DAY. I WANT TO RECOMMEND TO YOUR VIEWERS THAT THEY GO BACK...
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| 00:37:31 |
Scully, Steven - Host
WITH US. WHAT IS THE STATE OF THE U.S. ECONOMY, AND WHAT DOES A 9.1% JOBLESS RATE MEAN? DIANE SWONK WILL JOIN US FROM CHICAGO IN A MOMENT. FIRST, ABOUT...
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TOP OFFICIAL SAYS THE ALLIANCE WILL NOT PUT TROOPS ON THE GROUND IN LIBYA TO KEEP ORDER ONCE THE CONFLICT ENDS. THE SECRETARY SPOKE FOLLOWING A MEETING...
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