If these wrecks really are hidden instances of imitative suicide, it makes sense that we should see an increase in the wrecks after suicide stories appear. It makes sense that the greatest rise in wrecks should occur after the suicide stories that have been most ~ Chapter 4 SOCIAL PROOF widely publicized and have, consequently, reached the most people. It also makes sense that the number of crashes should jump appreciably only in those geographi- cal areas where the suicide stories were publicized. It even makes sense that single- victim suicides should lead only to single-victim crashes, whereas multiple-victim suicide incidents should lead only to multiple-victim crashes. Imitation is the key. In addition, there is a second valuable feature of Phillips' insight. Not only does it allow us to explain the existing facts, it also allows us to predict new facts that had never been uncovered before
and safety must be guaranteed; this involves pork seems to be more suitable for dry emerging pathogens, parasites, BSE, avian sausage manufacture and for Mediterranean influenza, and chemical residues hazards products (Demeyer 2004). (Skandamis and Nychas 2007; Nørrung and Buncic 2008). Although the meat used Additives depends on eating habits, customs, and animal species availability in the geographi- NaCl is normally added at levels ranging cal region, pork meat is mostly used, some- from 2% to 4%, depending on technology times mixed with beef or mutton meat (Vural and market demands. Salt performs many and Özvural 2007). Pork is used for top- functions, including microbial growth sup- grade raw sausages in Mediterranean coun- pression, aw reduction, salt-soluble protein tries, as the flavor and appearance of such release, and prooxidant effects