Comments on: Is free-range pork more contaminated than industrial pork?

By: Keeping American safe … from foodies « Do Wacka Do

Keeping American safe … from foodies « Do Wacka Do — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:26:06 +0000

[...] McWilliams, who has an op-ed in the NYT in defense of factory-farmed pork—shown to be fiction by Marion Nestle and and Civil Eats. McWilliams has a history with this kind of thing—he authored a deeply flawed [...]

By: Pork Washing at The Kitchen Garden Network

Pork Washing at The Kitchen Garden Network — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:30:13 +0000

[...] Marion Nestle [...]

By: McWilliams Kicks Off Free-Range Pork Debate « Local Foods Research Project

McWilliams Kicks Off Free-Range Pork Debate « Local Foods Research Project — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 23:03:57 +0000

[...] of intensive pork producers. This was pointed out in various blogosphere responses, ranging from Marion Nestle (polite), through Paula Crossfield (measured) to Rebecca Thistlethwaite (not-so-polite). McWilliams [...]

By: Pork Safety: Free-Range Versus Factory-Farmed | Food Bubbles

Pork Safety: Free-Range Versus Factory-Farmed | Food Bubbles — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:51:58 +0000

[...] The industrial pigs were not exposed and did not develop immunity to these microorganisms” (link). The authors do not discuss the implications of seropositivity and what it means in terms of [...]

By: D. Warner

D. Warner — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:46:12 +0000

“… sponsored studies are invariably designed in ways that produce results favorable to the sponsor.” Sort of like, say, the anti-meat Center for a Livable Future issuing a report that (shock) finds “industrial farms” — whatever those are — the root of all society’s evils.

The real truth is that every production system has pluses and minuses. It does seem logical, however, that biosecure hog barns would better protect pigs from pathogens and diseases.

And as for “organic,” it doesn’t mean safe.

By: Why Do You Eat Free-Range Pork?

Why Do You Eat Free-Range Pork? — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:04:43 +0000

[...] of this claim that free-range pigs are more dangerous to eat is up for debate. Marion Nestle already noted one pig problem: the study was funded by the National Pork Board . She has also clarified [...]

By: Viv

Viv — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 05:28:39 +0000

Thank you! Although that Op-Ed was not going to turn me against free range, pastured pork (we have lovely options here in Seattle) it is reassuring to have all the facts.

It makes today’s Mangalitsa pork purchase (shoulder for braising, lard for cooking and baking and neck bones for stock making, from Heath Putnam of Wooly Pigs) all the more delicious.

I’m counting the hours to tomorrow’s very porky and healthy supper.

Oink oink.

By: John Serrao

John Serrao — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 18:55:39 +0000

Nice catch.

By: Michelle @ Find Your Balance

Michelle @ Find Your Balance — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 17:08:41 +0000

Haha, it’s really too predictable, isn’t it?

By: Jon

Jon — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 07:37:59 +0000

Just another example of the masochistic meat industry. These are the same people who opposed organic certification for meat, even though organic certification can only boost sales. (It would be really ironic if vegan raw-food diets were the sock puppet of the meat industry.)