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In general, I have tended to be a little out of touch since the '08 presidential election. However, when a news item trickles it's way into my inner sanctum of cluelessness, my curiosity is sometimes sparked. An example of this is that even though a week after it happened, the " BP oil oops!" made it's way into my pretty little world, as did the whole volcano ash issue over europe.  Another was the whole "to be or not to be" a  Mosque debate near ground zero.

So apparently there's an  issue with eggs and salmonella. What's interesting to me here is not what to do about the recall. That's pretty obvious... (don't eat them!) But every time something like this happens, there's always a huge debate that spikes regarding our consumptive habits. And like many debates in this vein, emotions based on perceived knowledge tends overwhelm the empirical evidence.

I found this interview on The Conversation where Dan Benjamin talks with food scientists Dr. Donald Schaffner and Dr. Benjamin Chapman about "foodborne illness, parasites, food safety, contamination, and more." I particularly found the part of the interview about food preparation to be interesting.

So, Bon Apptite

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