How Many Have Died From Salmonella?

While the FDA was ordering a massive recall of more than 500 million eggs last month, many citizens were wondering just how dangerous the 'threat' from salmonella was. In fact, a review of the Center for Disease Control's website offered no information that anyone has died from the batch of suspected eggs, despite assurances by the FDA in July of this year that the new, more stringent controls would prevent 79,000 illnesses and 30 deaths. So far the highest estimate of total possible illnesses is in the 'hundreds'.

This shocking revelation has led many to conclude the government's aggressive actions are part of a deliberate strategy to exercise even greater control over the nation's food supply, while others have gone so far as to suggest the Egg Recall of 2010 is nothing more than a 'False Flag' event designed to create panic and mistrust.

James Gormley, a writer based in New York City, writes that, "Products not grown according to designated standards will be considered adulterated and your business records will be subject to warrantless searches by inspectors from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), all this without any evidence that you have violated any law".

This would mean that survival garden in your backyard could trigger an unannounced visit from federal inspectors-and seizure and/or fines of your 'unauthorized' foods.

Mr. Gormley notes that the House version of the Senate Bill is even worse. "The Secretary of Health and Human Services will have the power to prohibit all movement of all food within a geographic area, whether the food is in your grandmother's grocery bag in her Toyota Hybrid or on a flatbed. No court order will be needed, just a phone call to the appropriate state official and a public announcement will be sufficient."

Bill Heid, the founder of Solutions From Science, explained in an interview today that this development, while appalling, isn't a surprise. "Those with knowledge of history and an understanding of who the enemy is aren't surprised at these events. The government needs a crisis to implement its plan for total control, and while the economic crisis they engineered has America on its knees, we've not given up, so the next stage of their plans must involve a direct threat to the food supply. History has shown that when a population begins to starve, they're willing to accept the kind of totalitarian rule the elite have in mind".

It is this very concern that has led hundreds of thousands-perhaps millions-of consumers to seek food independence through survival gardens, a twist on the freedom gardens started in the 1940s. But for an immediate, short-term solution while the garden reaches production maturity, increasing numbers of families are starting their emergency preparations with bulk storage of dehydrated food items, and one of the leading products for preppers and survivalists is the "Grab 'n' Go Emergency Food Supply" from Solutions From Science.

The Grab 'n' Go Emergency Food Supply contains 84 servings of food, including breakfast, lunch and dinner entrees in an air-tight, nitrogen packed Mylar pouch. Mr. Heid, the founder of Solutions From Science, says the pouches are also waterproof and that 98% of the oxygen has been removed from the inside, resulting in a longer shelf life and better taste.

"We've designed this emergency food supply to be easy to prepare-just add water-and to be nutritionally dense so you get the calories you need to sustain you through difficult times. Every meal is 100% vegetarian so it will last longer, in fact, one bucket of food can be stored for up to 25 years."

Of course, one of the common complaints about freeze-dried foods is the taste, so I asked Mr. Heid whether anyone had bothered to taste the food.

"I'm glad you asked, because last month we took samples of some of the meals, including Stroganoff, Cheesy Lasagna, Basil Soup and my personal favorite, Beef Teriyaki and Rice, to a county fair in our area and the feedback was incredible. In fact, I've got a letter from Stefan Mamula who ordered the Grab 'n' Go Emergency Meals and says, 'We went four days straight eating nothing but [the meals], and our kids loved it...they didn't get tired of it'. We all know how picky kids can be, so if they'll eat it, we know most adults will be thrilled. Having a full stomach in a crisis can make the difference between a bearable situation and one that is miserable."

Experts agree that the food supply is threatened, both by natural disasters, a booming population in Asia and increasing government regulation that may threaten normal food deliveries. Popular prepper and survivalist websites agree that food supplies are the most important preparation for any family, and that before any survival garden is undertaken a family should establish 90 days of food storage.

More information on the Grab 'n' Go Emergency Meals can be found at www.FoodShortageSolutions.com