Monthly Archives: July 2015

Food, Health & Medicine

CILANTRO WITH A SIDE OF FECES BEING SERVED IN THE U.S.?

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1438173817cilantroATLANTA, Georgia (The Adobo Chronicles® ) –  CNN is reporting that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a ban  on some cilantro imported from Mexico after an investigation to determine the cause of hundreds of reported intestinal illnesses in the United States dating back to 2012.

Since that year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), along with state public health officials, have identified hundreds of outbreaks of Cyclosporiasis in the United States associated with fresh cilantro from the state of Puebla, Mexico, the FDA said Monday.

Cyclosporiasis is an infection with the microscopic Cyclospora cayetanensis, a pathogen transmitted by feces or feces-contaminated fresh produce and water. Symptoms typically appear a week after ingestion and may include diarrhea and vomiting.

This may come as a big disappointment to many Americans who only buy organic produce from their favorite supermarket.  However, it seems to confirm the results of a 2014 study conducted by the University of Minnesota.  That study, published in the Journal of Food Protection, concluded that the prevalence of E. coli was significantly higher in organic produce and supports the idea that organic produce is more susceptible to fecal contamination.

Both the FDA and the CDC are urging cilantro-loving Americans to make sure that their burritos and chile rellenos are not being served with a side of feces.  Alternatively, consumers are encouraged to grow their own cilantro in their backyard or patios.

The Adobo Chronicles® apologizes to our readers who may experience vomiting or diarrhea as a result of this news item. Your safety is very important to us.

Government, International, Language, Politics

KRIS AQUINO GETS FAILING GRADE IN FILIPINO LANGUAGE; PRESIDENT AQUINO GETS FAILING GRADE FROM U.N.

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Kris and NoyNoy Aquino
Kris and NoyNoy Aquino

NEW YORK, New York (The Adobo Chronicles® ) –  Yesterday, we reported that presidential sister and television host Kris Aquino admitted getting a failing grade in Filipino language during her school days in Manila.

Things always seem to come in two’s.

Today, the United Nations gave her brother President NoyNoy Aquino a failing grade in connection with housing relief for thousands of people made homeless by typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) nearly two years ago.

Haiyan, the strongest-ever storm to make landfall in the Philippines, killed more than 6,300 people and displaced 4.1 million in 2013.yolanda

“Many families remain housed in collective ‘bunkhouses’ that do not meet necessary minimum standards for the provision of basic needs and services,” Chaloka Beyani, U.N. special rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, said in a news conference in Manila. “I was concerned to learn that funding shortfalls and political challenges, including inadequate cooperation between national and local governments, are delaying processes towards achieving durable solutions.”

Official government records obtained by Reuters showed only 2.5 percent of the targeted 21,012 permanent housing in the worst-hit Eastern Visayas region were ready as of June. The National Housing Authority reported only 542 houses were completed.

About 4,900 houses are in different phases of construction. In two towns on Samar island and six towns on Leyte island, not a single house had been built 20 months after the typhoon struck.

Aquino’s failing grade is in sharp contrast to the laundry list of “accomplishments” he touted during his State of the National Address earlier this week.

We wonder who Aquino is going to blame for his failing grade this time around.

Human Interest, International, Travel

WHILE AMERICANS HUNT AND KILL LIONS, FILIPINOS KEEP TIGERS AS PETS

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Left: Palmer with unidentified fellow hunter pose with a lion (not Cecil) they killed; Right: Unidentified Filipino with his pet tiger named Cisco
Left: Palmer and unidentified fellow hunter pose with a lion (not Cecil) they killed; Right: Unidentified Filipino with his pet tiger named Cisco

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles®) – The killing of Cecil the Zimbabwe Lion by American dentist Walter Palmer has generated worldwide outrage and has focused attention on the ethics of hunting as a sport.

Thousands of miles away from Bloomington, Minnesota, where Palmer lives and holds his dental practice, there’s the opposite end of the spectrum as far as treatment of animals are concerned.

In the Philippines, animals and people coexist in perfect harmony. In contrast to the barbaric practice of lion hunting by Americans and others, Filipinos are being praised for allowing tigers into their homes, as pets.

It’s more fun in the Philippines, where killing is unnecessary.