Ammonia: Facilitating or Debilitating?
Written by Paula Giordano, Lisa Murphy, Taylor Pilla & Madeline Yost
Research Questions
Our primary research question:
Does ammonia used in meat filler to kill bacteria pose detrimental health risks to humans when they ingest meat products?
Other things to consider:
1) What is ammonia?
2) Why is ammonia used to treat food products?
3) What types of foods are treated with ammonia?
4) How safe are ammonia treated products?
5) What regulations/safety precautions are in place to protect consumers?
6) What are considered acceptable and unsafe levels of ammonia in treated food?
7) What are the health issues related to ammonia treated products?
8) What is the irony in the need to treat our food with ammonia?
9) What farming and industrial practices are directly related to the need to treat food products with ammonia?
10)What alternative methods are available for treating food products?
11)What are the specific steps in the ammonia treatment process?
Does ammonia used in meat filler to kill bacteria pose detrimental health risks to humans when they ingest meat products?
Other things to consider:
1) What is ammonia?
2) Why is ammonia used to treat food products?
3) What types of foods are treated with ammonia?
4) How safe are ammonia treated products?
5) What regulations/safety precautions are in place to protect consumers?
6) What are considered acceptable and unsafe levels of ammonia in treated food?
7) What are the health issues related to ammonia treated products?
8) What is the irony in the need to treat our food with ammonia?
9) What farming and industrial practices are directly related to the need to treat food products with ammonia?
10)What alternative methods are available for treating food products?
11)What are the specific steps in the ammonia treatment process?