Gentically Modified Food Leads To New Disease

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> FDA Approves a Spray-on Virus to Keep Processed Meats ''Safe''

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> The FDA has approved a mix of six bacteria-killing viruses designed

> to be sprayed on ready-to-eat meat and poultry products. The

> viruses, called bacteriophages, kill the Listeria monocytogenes

> bacterium. This is the first-ever approval of viruses as a food

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> Listeria monocytogenes can cause a serious infection called

> listeriosis. About 2,500 people in the United States become

> seriously ill with listeriosis each year, and 500 die.

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> Lunch meats are particularly vulnerable to Listeria because they are

> generally not cooked or reheated after purchase.

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> Consumers will not be informed as to whether their meat and poultry

> products have been treated with the spray. Intralytix, the company

> that produces the virus spray, also plans to seek FDA approval for

> another bacteriophage product, this one designed to kill E. coli

> bacteria.

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