Article: Judge upholds pasteurization of organic almonds

[Guest guest]

Here's a follow-up to the almond pasteurization issue. Just a

reminder, we can still purchase unpasteurized almonds directly from

the farmers, as well from Spain (or other almond-producing nations).

 

 

[sacramento, CA]

 

Judge upholds pasteurization of organic almonds

 

By Michael Doyle, mdoyle

Tuesday, Mar. 10, 2009

 

WASHINGTON – A federal judge Monday upheld requirements that raw

California almonds be treated to protect consumers from salmonella

poisoning.

 

Full story:

http://www.sacbee.com/291/story/1685511.html?mi_rss=Courts/Legal%20News

[Guest guest]

Thanks Mark.

 

How disappointing.

 

I'm really bummed.

 

I don't like the taste of the almonds from Spain. Too bitter.

 

I wonder if almonds can be grown in a greenhouse in Florida.

 

 

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On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 10:27 PM, Jeff Rogers <jeffwrote:

 

> Here's a follow-up to the almond pasteurization issue. Just a

> reminder, we can still purchase unpasteurized almonds directly from

> the farmers, as well from Spain (or other almond-producing nations).

>

>

> [sacramento, CA]

>

> Judge upholds pasteurization of organic almonds

>

> By Michael Doyle, mdoyle

> Tuesday, Mar. 10, 2009

>

> WASHINGTON – A federal judge Monday upheld requirements that raw

> California almonds be treated to protect consumers from salmonella

> poisoning.

>

> Full story:

> http://www.sacbee.com/291/story/1685511.html?mi_rss=Courts/Legal%20News

>

>

>

>

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>

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[Guest guest]

If the law is overturned it may become easier to buy unpasteurized almonds,

but I believe the majority of almonds (organic and conventional) will

continue to be pasteurized, even after it is no longer mandatory. The

machinery that is used for the pasteurization process is expensive, and it

has already been purchased and is in place. Processors will continue to use

it because the #1 motivation for pasteurization -- risk management -- will

not go away even if the mandatory pasteurization law does.

 

Fundamentally, it not the evil almond industry or the government (this from

a libertarian/anarchist) that is to blame for our choice of eating raw being

taken away from us, it is the unquestioned yet false idea that bacteria

cause disease. The four people who got sick after eating " tainted " almonds

did not become ill because of bacteria. They got sick because they made

hundreds of health-destroying diet and lifestyle mistakes throughout their

lives and even during their illnesses. And just like everybody else in our

culture who gets sick, they didn't have to look far for a scapegoat when

they came down with symptoms. They were able to get a judge to agree with

them that the entire burden of their mistakes should be borne by the almond

industry and the unfortunate farmers who grew the nuts in question. The

rest is history, as they say. The industry responded exactly has it had to,

with mandatory pasteurization.

 

This being the unfortunate case, I'm afraid all we have to look forward to

in the future is more and more sterilization, at all cost, even at the cost

of destroying the food. The only way we're ever going to get our choices

back is to take every opportunity to get people thinking critically about

the fatally flawed germ theory of disease. Disease is not something that

attacks us from the outside, it is a long, slow, cumulative process that

happens over time as a result of our unhealthful diet and lifestyle choices.

Until the day we're able to get people accepting this and taking

responsibility for themselves, our choices and rights will continue to

disappear.

 

In the meantime, we who know the truth about how important it is to eat

healthfully have to be creative. I buy large quantities of almonds at

harvest time and I either transport them myself or hire a private carrier.

They are organic and are not fumigated so after I get them home I freeze

them for 24 hours. This is the least harmful way to kill worms, which, if

present and left intact, can eat and reproduce their way through an entire

shipment of almonds. After the short freezing period, they are double

bagged and stored in refrigeration, which keeps them fresh for a year. My

almonds are not only certified organic, they are unpasteurized, properly

stored (this is very important and nobody else guarantees it) and cheaper

than any other source I'm aware of. Unfortunately I am currently sold out

of this year's crop but will be taking advance orders starting in July.

Anyone who wants to place an order or ask questions is welcome to email me

privately. Other nuts are available at www.RawTreasure.com.

 

Best wishes,

Nora

 

 

 

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Article: Judge upholds pasteurization of organic

almonds

 

 

Here's a follow-up to the almond pasteurization issue. Just a

reminder, we can still purchase unpasteurized almonds directly from

the farmers, as well from Spain (or other almond-producing nations).