[nopardons]

Though lots of people DID once cook with lard, the state of the BIG DEAL producers of it ( as well as meat ), in Chicago, of which Armor was one one of THE biggest, were quite unsanitary.

But then, thanks to modernization ( meaning that the plants got cleaned up ), things did get much better. Throw in THE CLEAN FOOD AND DRUG ACT ( yes, yes, damned Woodrow Wilson, but that WAS one thing his administration got correct; one of the the very few ) and foodstuffs DID get healthier to consume.

[ClearCase_guy]

There are at least two aspects here —

Unsanitary food is no good. It is reasonable to have the government oversee food production to make sure that the food people buy is not adulterated or polluted and made unsuitable for human consumption.

What stuff should we eat? Are eggs OK? Is coffee unhealthy? Will red meat kill us? Is lard better than Corn oil? These are totally different questions, and it seems to me that the government and major institutions have not been honest and upfront about this sort of thing.

I enjoy lard, and I’m glad that the lard I pure is pure and well made.