Poisoned: The Dirty Truth About Your Food
Transcript
We have by far the safest food supply in the entire world.
The safest food supply in the world.
Let’s remember one thing: we have the safest food supply in the world here in the US.
It’s laughable.
We don’t have the safest food system in the world.
Cut fruit, cut cantaloupe, strawberries, caramel apples, tomatoes, onions, chicken.
All these products are likely contaminated.
It is a very scary situation where you have a perfectly healthy 17-year-old female, and 48 hours later, she’s dying.
It was an absolute nightmare.
It was definitely from E. coli. If I buy chicken at the grocery store, should I assume it’s safe for me?
Your primary assumption should be that it contains pathogens such as salmonella and campylobacter.
There are 15 federal agencies that, in one form or another, are tasked with food safety regulation.
Food companies hate regulation.
They don’t think of it as food.
It becomes a commodity.
Profit is more important than ethics.
Consumers would really be shocked at some of the stories that we could tell them.
Right now, the government is not doing enough to protect consumers.
Regulators have the ability to set the tone that encourages industry to do the right thing.
The burden shouldn’t be with consumers.
It’s not acceptable.
If the public makes their voices heard, legislators will act.
I ate a salad, and now I have long-term health effects from it.
Vocabulary List
laughable
(adjective) causing or deserving laughter; ridiculous.
likely
(adverb) probably
grocery store
(noun) a store that sells food and household items
contain
(verb) have or hold something within
primary
(adjective) main; most important; basic
pathogen
(noun) a bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease
federal
(adjective) relating to national government rather than the local government of an individual state (especially in the US)
agency
(noun) a government department that provides a particular service
task
(verb) to give somebody a task to do
regulator
(noun) a person or organization that regulates something
acceptable
(adjective) meeting acceptable standards or requirements
legislator
(noun) a person who makes laws
Grammar Point
All these products are likely contaminated.
In this lesson, we are going to learn how to use “likely” in a sentence.
The word “likely” can be used as an adjective or adverb.
As an adjective, it means “having a high probability of happening.”
likely + noun
What is the most likely cause of the infection?
I think there’s a more likely explanation.
adverb + likely
I suppose that might happen but it’s not very likely.
A terrorist attack is highly likely.
subject + verb be + likely + to + base form
They are likely to cause damage.
Older people are more likely to die of the disease.
As an adverb, it means “probably.”
likely + verb
She will likely need surgery.
All these products are likely contaminated.