1. Abandoning the Public Interest
   Resource Type: Article
   Published: 2001
   The neo-liberal drive to cut red tape is costing lives. Exposing the hidden costs of deregulation and privatization.
2. Contaminated Meat, Contaminated Water: From Walkerton to Listeria
   Resource Type: Article
   Published: 2008
   The current listeria outbreak has the feel of deja vu all over again. Once again, we are hearing about companies and industry associations lobbying for fewer inspections and less 'interference', and about a compliant right-wing government only too eager to give them what they want.
   
3. Contamination: The Poisonous Legacy of Ontario's Environmental Cutbacks
   Resource Type: Article
   Published: 2000
   The story of Ontario's right-wing Harris government, which gutted health and environmental protection polices, leading to the Walkerton water disaster.
4. Feedlots and E. Coli
   Resource Type: Article
   Published: 2009
   Improving processing plant inspections is a good idea, but it is only part of the solution. The real solution is minimizing the potential contaminant. Secondly, slow down the processing line so the workers can do their jobs. CDC tells people to wash their hands, their cutting boards and to cook meat thoroughly. Good sound suggestions, but why is the burden of safety inordinately placed on the consumer? Why are the processors allowed to hide behind the 'safe handling instructions' and maximize their profits with impunity?
5. Radical Digressions 2
   Resource Type: Website
   Published: 2000
   
6. Walkerton Water Tragedy -- Contamination: The Poisonous Legacy of Ontario's Environmental Cutbacks
   Resource Type: Article
   Published: 2000
   The story of how a right-way government which gutted health and environmental protection polices, leading to the Walkerton water disaster.

Experts on E. Coli in the Sources Directory

1. World Health Organization