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Parental fear is also a factor. Fear of molesters, bacteria, zooming SUVs. Neighbors who own guns. Neighbors who let their kids eat refined sugar. The list is as lengthy as last Sunday's newspaper, and it grows longer with every new edition. "It used to be," Hart says, "that in the presence of one another, kids formed a critical mass to keep each other safe. Gone are the days when children make any of their own plans." Their fearful, ambitious parents made plans for them, but these plans don't always mesh, unfortunately. A suburban Chicago mom who wishes...
...Parental fear is also a factor. Fear of molesters, bacteria, zooming suvs. Neighbors who own guns. Neighbors who let their kids eat refined sugar. The list is as lengthy as last Sunday's newspaper, and it grows longer with every new edition. "It used to be," Hart says, "that in the presence of one another, kids formed a critical mass to keep each other safe. Gone are the days when children make any of their own plans." Their fearful, ambitious parents made plans for them, but these plans don't always mesh, unfortunately. A suburban Chicago mom who wishes...
...Salmonella, which causes 600 deaths in the U.S. each year, can spur reactions ranging from vomiting and diarrhea to death, with symptoms being especially acute among children and the elderly, whose immune systems are often unable to deal with the bacteria...
...Ground beef can be particularly problematic in terms of illnesses," says Donnelly, "because it comes in contact with lots of machinery during the grinding process. So it's much more likely to be contaminated internally than, say, a steak, which is only exposed externally to bacteria...
...debate over safe meat continues, the search for alternatives to costly screening procedures will no doubt go into high gear. For instance, the USDA wants us to consider irradiating our meat - zapping it with a sterilizing ray in order to kill any lurking bacteria. The process, despite its vaguely creepy space-age image, is completely safe, says Donnelly. But it has not gained acceptance from much of the public...