From WaPo, a spokeswoman for the meat industry shoots herself in the foot while responding to accusations that poultry products may be contaminated with fecal matter:
KatieRose McCullough, the North American Meat Institute’s director of regulatory and scientific affairs, said it’s important to distinguish between fecal material that is naked to the human eye and the types of pathogens that cause foodborne illnesses.
“It’s no surprise that the pseudo-medical animal rights group Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine doesn’t know the difference between fecal contamination and bacteria on meat products,” McCullough said. “Bacteria like E.coli are naturally present in the environment as numerous studies on all types of items from foods to phones, keyboards and toothbrushes have shown. This does not mean any of those items are contaminated with feces.”
Maybe someone told her that making cheapshot accusations like that is an effective tactic, but it just raises red flags for me. In fact, it more or less discredits her group – they can’t present a reason, rational argument, so let’s just throw around dumb accusations.
Another third-rater, and probably a third-rate organization..
