6-14 FB MythCrusher

 Is our meat really safe? That’s a hot topic and we will take it up next.

 I’ve done a number of recent stories regarding the safety of the meat that we are eating as Americans. Bottom line: 1 million hamburgers can be consumed but all it takes is one person getting sick and it’s over in terms of meat’s reputation.

The American Meat Institute, in conjunction with the American Meat Science Association, has launched its “Meat MythCrushers” campaign in an effort to reconnect Americans to modern food production and to “crush” some of the more popular myths associated with meat and poultry. 

When the U.S. Department of Agriculture was created by Congress in 1862, it was called ‘The People’s Department’ because nine out of ten Americans lived on a farm.

Today, according to AMI senior vice president of public affairs Janet Riley: “Fewer than 5% of Americans live on farms today and the majority of them are separated from farms by multiple generations and that means that many people, the media books and movies tend to be their sources of information about how America’s food is produced but by using scientific experts we hope that this campaign will help educate people about the miracle our modern food production system truly is.”