Investigative journalist Eric Schlosser appeared on Bill Maher’s “Real Time” as a potential messenger of doom and claimed he might have the inside scoop on the next pandemic.
Schlosser pioneered the field of journalism by writing about food and its negative effects on people.His famous book “Fast Food Nation” was a huge seller. 2 million copies Since it was published 15 years ago.
According to , journalists said the next pandemic could be budding in Texas. deadline hollywood. Bird flu in the state was recently found to have infected cows at a large dairy farm, but the federal government is not allowed to test livestock or its employees.
“The food industry spends more money on lobbying than the defense industry,” Schlosser said.
The discovery was made on two dairy farms and is the first time the disease has been detected in livestock.Last month, the Texas Tribune report it’s bird flu had been discovered By the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
The state Department of Agriculture is also monitoring the situation. Similar outbreaks have occurred in other dairy industries in Kansas and Mexico.
However, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said at the time that there were no safety concerns in the commercial milk supply. The department said milk affected by the disease is being discarded or thrown away.
Overtime: Eric Schlosser, Douglas Murray, Frank Bruni | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)www.youtube.com
Schlosser said the development of the two dairy giants is “a perfect example of how public health is threatened by private interests,” adding, “The food industry is more involved in lobbying than the defense industry. ,” he added.
The journalist said there are several “giant companies” that have taken over the food supply over the past 40 years. “They’re hiding behind different brands,” he says. “You think you have a choice, but in reality it’s an illusion of choice.”
Mr Schlosser said: ultra-processed foods He added that many of these foods are designed to appeal to the human palate.
“What’s going to harm you is that there are a lot of chemicals that you would never have in your kitchen,” Schlosser said of new flavor enhancers, additives and emulsifiers.
“We continue to create problems with technology,” he continued.
He concluded that it is better to get nutrition by consuming 30 types of plants than by taking supplements with unnecessary additives.
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