Comments on: Last year was a rough one for food safety. Will 2010 be any better? http://www.coldtruth.com/2010/01/04/last-year-was-a-rough-one-for-food-safety-will-2010-be-any-better/ Mon, 19 Jul 2010 03:01:30 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Rebecca http://www.coldtruth.com/2010/01/04/last-year-was-a-rough-one-for-food-safety-will-2010-be-any-better/comment-page-1/#comment-2357 Rebecca Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:37:08 +0000 http://www.coldtruth.com/?p=164851#comment-2357 Only government can keep our food safe? Seems like they haven't been doing such a great job, which may be why there's such a lively, "know your farmer, know your food" movement. While food from a farmer you know can, of course, be contaminated, farmers who know the people who eat their products have a personal investment in making sure it's safe. I'd be moving away in disgrace if I sickened my neighbors. Meanwhile, much of the food safety reform to date has only served to burden smaller producers. That suits big agribusiness just fine--less competition, more control. Only government can keep our food safe? Seems like they haven’t been doing such a great job, which may be why there’s such a lively, “know your farmer, know your food” movement.

While food from a farmer you know can, of course, be contaminated, farmers who know the people who eat their products have a personal investment in making sure it’s safe. I’d be moving away in disgrace if I sickened my neighbors.

Meanwhile, much of the food safety reform to date has only served to burden smaller producers. That suits big agribusiness just fine–less competition, more control.

]]> By: Bill Marler http://www.coldtruth.com/2010/01/04/last-year-was-a-rough-one-for-food-safety-will-2010-be-any-better/comment-page-1/#comment-2145 Bill Marler Fri, 08 Jan 2010 10:03:18 +0000 http://www.coldtruth.com/?p=164851#comment-2145 And do not forget the McAmmonia McSlime: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/31/us/31meat.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=ammonia%20meat&st=cse And do not forget the McAmmonia McSlime:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/31/us/31meat.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=ammonia%20meat&st=cse

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