What About Eggs??
Is anyone testing eggs? I live in California and am wondering if eggs are going to be affected the same (or worse?) than milk. Does anyone know? We typically eat a lot of eggs in our family and I'm a bit concerned that there doesn't seem to be any testing.
Angela
we stopped eating pastured
we stopped eating pastured eggs and meat. look for new zealand lamb, australia beef. factory eggs, and pork are the best bet for domestic proteins right now. also look for pacific fish frozen pre 3-11. nothing better than the O3's in pacific salmon. :) there are stll healthy choices available. atlantic herring, freshwater smelt, etc... check out the frozen fish choices~many countries of origin to choose from. stock up NOW. the us/canada will not be testing pacific fish for radiation~not even tuna known to take a migratory path right by fuke
i know someone who worked in a hog barn~they are the healthiest cafo animals in the mix if you decide to go that way. if they get sick and dont respond to abx the first time they are culled from the herd. cows on the other hand are very expensive and get pumped full of abx over and over again to keep them alive. also to consider with factory meat~what is their water source? reservoir or aquifer? how about next year? will next years feed be contaminated with the fallout we are expected to receive over the next 9+ months? I131 decays down after 100 days but what about the cesium? How long does that stay in the surface soil where it is picked up by the plants growing in it?
sprouts are super easy to grow. and very high in nutrients. more vites, less I131 :p
it must be possible to test
it must be possible to test them, so lets keep asking until someone does.
Test Them
What you really mean is until SOMEONE ELSE tests them. Go test them. There are plenty of labs available that will willingly take your money (with a snicker) to test your eggs or anything else. Do it. Stop whining. Youv'e been told by people who understand, that eggs are not a concentrater, similar to milk. Just do it!!!
"What you really mean is
"What you really mean is until SOMEONE ELSE tests them. Go test them. There are plenty of labs available that will willingly take your money (with a snicker) to test your eggs or anything else. Do it. Stop whining. Youv'e been told by people who understand, that eggs are not a concentrater, similar to milk. Just do it!!!"
That was rude.
Rude
Lets just keep asking until someone(else) tests. Step up!! If you are worried about, be proactive, test it. Be honest, if someone else tests it you aren't going to believe them anyway, so "Git Her Done!! Step up
must be ostrich eggs. head
must be ostrich eggs. head in sand.
factory farmed eggs
Most commercial eggs are factory farmed. It doesn't matter what it says on the label, if the farmer has preprinted egg cartons, his operation is too big to find pasture profitable. The chickens are eating corn, soy, wheat and byproducts grown last year. They are housed their whole lives to prevent predation. Don't worry about factory farmed meat or eggs, their feed is too old to worry about, and they never see a raindrop or even a pasture.
well, i buy my eggs at the
well, i buy my eggs at the farmer's market, straight from the farmer. They don't have pre-printed cartons and the chickens ARE on pasture. I really think someone should test these types of eggs. There are plenty of farms like this in the Bay Area..
pastured eggs
Angela,
I know what sort of eggs you are talking about. I raise chickens that way myself. In order to keep up egg production for sale, the majority of their feed will have to be layer pellets. It's getting toward the end of the rainy season here in SB county and probably the bay area too, that means most of the seasonal grasses are going to seed, too long and tough for chickens to eat. They will get some grass and a few bugs, probably a lot more if your region is sandy soil which is easy to dig/scratch. You will know what proportion of their diet is pasture by the yolk color. A grass/clover heavy diet will give a raw yolk darker than a tangerine skin. If your yolks are weaker orange or yellow, they are getting the sunshine and exercise from pasture, but not much in the way of greens. I myself am much more concerned about duck eggs, as ducks graze a LOT more than chickens. As a small farmer that raises both duck and chicken eggs, (along with goat milk) my strategy has been to continue enjoying the health benefits of my pasture raised food, ensure that all my stock have access to kelp, up my own kelp consumption, age (pickle) the eggs that were from the highest risk time, and age (freeze) the milk from the highest risk time. I felt like crying when we had 4" of rain all over my beautiful pastures and I didn't know WHAT it was washing out of the sky. (nice to have berkeley testing rainwater :) I would not worry so much if it was just cow milk and chicken eggs, but I raise goat milk and duck eggs which are concentrator species, and because they are less market dominant, nobody is testing them (I've asked). In case the scenario at fukushima gets worse over the next 6? months, I'm happy to have a bank of frozen milk and pickled eggs which have been aging for a few half lives which I can rotate back into my pantry if I decide its not prudent to consume fresh. Veganism won't help either, my goats are vegetarian and concentrating unknown radionuclides from their organic pasture :( I know, I know, low levels, very very very low. Enjoy your premium local diet, and get kelp, (online goat catalogs sell it dried and ground).
Cheers, Carmen
Eggs and Meat
Yes, and what about meat? Cow eat particularly... considering the uptick in C-137 right now... can it too be tested?