And guess whose name pops up in the news as the possible source of the swine flu pandemic? My old friend Smithfield Ham which has been polluting a little town in Mexico for years with fecal waste from pigs. A few months back a "strange illness" befell the inhabitants and led to pneumonia in infants. Two died. It was written off as an outbreak of bacterial pneumonia. But one child's sample shows the presence of Swine Flu and now the infants may be exhumed.

This can't be good publicity. They have a nasty record in the states too. For years they dumped fecal waste into Virginia rivers and finally had to pay a hefty fine.

I watch with interest. Important to note: Smithfield is a TYPE of ham. Not all Smithfield hams are produced by the Smithfield Ham Company. And so far there is no evidence that pork products cause the illness.