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HEALTH: Flu Fuels Concerns about 'Factory Farms'

Source: Inter Press Service

Veracruz : Mexico | 6 months ago

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While the swine flu virus does not appear to be as potentially devastating as first imagined, environmentalists and some public health activists argue that it should be considered a wake-up call to the public about the conditions in which much of our food is being produced.

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