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In reply to the discussion: Al Gore goes vegan, with little fanfare [View all]bluestate10
(10,942 posts)two issues that you raised at the end of your final paragraph. The reason is that most mass produced meat is loaded with anti-bodies and growth stimulators due to how the meat is raised. Anti-bodies make mass produced meat more resistant to organism growth. Outbreaks that impact human health generally happen due to poor processing and/or handling of mass produced meat, not to natural changes in the meat after it has been harvested.
Organic meat is raised without anti-bodies. Organic meat safety depends upon strict processing and handling discipline and transport and storage at temperatures that prevent decay and/or organism growth. One mistake at any point can sicken and/or kill people that consume bad meat.
Numerically more outbreaks occur among mass produced meat. Statistically, mass produced meat has a lower propensity to cause illness in the absence of sloppy processing and or handling that leaves residue on the meat that is eaten by people that don't do a proper job of washing the meat before cooking it.