[Still Thinking]

I know. Food standards DOES seem like one area where regulation might not be a bad thing. However, if government is so bad at everything else, how can it be that they might actually make this situation better? It’s kind of a puzzler to me.

[angkor]

>>>>>>However, if government is so bad at everything else, how can it be that they might actually make this situation better? It’s kind of a puzzler to me.<<<<<<<

Not to say they are always up to snuff, but I have personally seen countless food stalls and vendors abroad where there is no inspection or regulation of any kind. The meat products are covered with flies, often (when I’ve checked) rotten, and just generally disgusting. I’ve been made deathly ill from bad food while abroad, and never in the U.S. (although it does happen to people).

There’s much more to say (example China) but you get the idea.

Things would be infinitely worse without our U.S. food inspection and licensing laws.

The quasi-anarchist mewling in this thread is just preposterous, and obviously from people who have never been outside the borders of the USA.

[classified]

Food could become the Achilles heel of survival for this country if tainted, toxic infiltration of beef and other food products begin to flow into the country's pool, etc. It could create a massive panic beyond control. (1) home spun food coop, really doesn't pose a big problem but (20) home spun food coops and BAM you start getting into problems, especially if the coops’ meat products are not inspected, monitored & licensed. If the coop does not abide by the licensing rules, then they are in violation to local, state & Federal laws.