Tainted Meat

Many people in Washington state (and almost definitely elsewhere) are victims of E. Coli bacterial food poisoning from fast-food hamburgers (Jan. 23). One child is dead and others are in intensive care, but this represents only the “tip of the iceberg� of this major problem in American eating habits. A good physician should tell you that it is unhealthy to eat meat. It is unhealthy, illogical and irresponsible to feed cheap meat to children. We must change the way we feed our children.

JAY N. GORDON MD

Malibu