Icelandic PM Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson discussed Iceland’s opportunities in producing and exporting pure healthy food in a radio interview today. Gunnlaugsson believes it is important that we do not use “additives, steroids, hormones and such” in the production of Icelandic meat.
“But also, no less important, that we are free from various infections, which, unfortunately, are much to common in many places and is not just harmful to the animals but can also be harmful to people. For example, there exists a virus that causes people’s behaviour to change. If you eat, e.g., meat abroad that is not sufficiently cooked, especially, then you risk ingesting this infection and it can lead to changes in behaviour patterns. People have speculated and investigated whether this could change the behaviour of entire nations. This sounds like science fiction,”
Radio hosts interrupt and ask, - where has this come up?
“This is very common, for example, around central Europe, France, especially, and Belgium. In fact common around the world, to varying degree, but some countries are exceptions, where there is little of this, this toxoplasma. These are Iceland, Norway, and Britain, interestingly enough. There, people are relatively safeguarded from these nasty creatures.”
(Translated from DV)
Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson
(photo from PM's homepage. I did not do any airbrush...)
