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Chinese garlic is a national security risk, says US senator

5 pointsby dberhaneover 1 year ago

3 comments

mikecolesover 1 year ago
Guessing the mega-recalls of lettuce during the past few years were forgotten:<p>&quot;In any case, there is no problem with this,&quot; an article published by the university in 2017 says.<p>&quot;Human waste is as effective a fertilizer as is animal waste. Spreading human sewage on fields that grow crops doesn&#x27;t sound appealing, but it is safer than you might think.&quot;
rawgabbitover 1 year ago
McGill doesn&#x27;t believe that pathogens exist in human manure? Never heard of E. Coli, Campylobacter, or Novovirus?
ironymanover 1 year ago
Economic welfare is a subset of national security so in that sense he&#x27;s right. Kinda funny headline though.