So basically we're screwed. Our meat is tainted with E.Coli, and now we find that the plastic containers we keep it in are hazardous to our health. This article, frightening as it may be, doesn't propose that all is lost, but emphasizes that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. As it is an opinion piece, I guess it makes sense that he kept it short, and focused only on one form of cancer--breast cancer--but I felt the scope a bit too narrow. I would've appreciated it more if it were a longer piece, making explicit--with data and comments from oncologists--the bajillion factors that add to our risk of developing cancer in our urban jungles.

I was drawn to this article because it's a follow-up on one that freaked me out in early October. It was about meat riddled with extremely harmful bacteria, the lax hygienic rules in place at slaughterhouses, and the not-so-watchful FDA. Apparently they've been working on vaccinations in an attempt to curb outbreaks (more like lessen the number of embarrassing recalls). Sadly though, nothing seems to fully solve the problem.
A disturbing reality that this article and the earlier one touched on, is the lack of action on the government's part. True, it's the slaughterhouse's fault for having dirty facilities, but aren't the government agencies in place to a) make sure that isn't the case, b) prosecute those who don't comply, c) work to remedy the situation? It seems more time is devoted to trying to figure out if Tiger Woods is cheating on and beating his wife.