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Sales of Mexican Green Onions Plummet After U.S. Hepatitis Outbreak Traced to Northwestern Mexico
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| Nov. 25 2003
Posted on 11/26/2003 7:46:23 AM PST by Walkin Man
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To: Prodigal Son
Things happen everywhere --- but some things happen a lot more in some places versus other places:
![](http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis/a/images/prevalenceb.gif)
From CDC.
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posted on
11/26/2003 8:37:16 AM PST
by
FITZ
To: Prodigal Son
On that, I'll agree. I exaggerated to make a point to the 'fair trade' side of the economic argument. Namely that if Mexicans continue to practice poor sanitation in their agriculture industry, it will not capture significant market share, regardless of the labor cost advantage, or any government subsidy.
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11/26/2003 8:38:26 AM PST
by
.cnI redruM
(The social agenda of the Democratic Party reminds me of a creepy XXX fetish show.)
To: Walkin Man
Many U.S. distributors are slashing orders, even though it hasn't been proved that Mexico was to blame for the outbreak. We can't blame Mexico --- they irrigate and fertilize their crops the way they have always done. Anyone who has ever traveled to Mexico knows it is common knowledge that you don't drink the water and you don't eat raw foods in that country. The importers and distributors are the ones who were making a quick profit and knowingly imported these products. Blame the importers but don't blame Mexico.
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11/26/2003 8:40:39 AM PST
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FITZ
To: .cnI redruM
Further proof that the market works. Green onions from Mexico are now seen as an inferior good. But the problem is that the politicians that imposed NAFTA on our market knew the sanitary standards of Mexico were and are inferior to those of the US and yet still forced this dangerous product into our markets in the name of "free trade".
How many Americans will have to die to show the market works?
To: Prodigal Son
No nation is immune to food poisoning. Things like this happen everywhere. I don't stop drinking Coke after they find a rat in one of the bottles. True but you are comparing apples to oranges.
Sure in the USA there is the occasional food poisoning incident, but overall we have rules, standards and laws in effect to stop these things from happening. There are no such laws in Mexico or else they are not enforced and Americans will pay the price for that thanks to the republican and demoRat parties that gave us NAFTA.
To: Walkin Man
according to Paul Harvey this morning the problem comes from Mexican farmers using human sh!t as fertilizer
To: Republicus2001
...Mexican farmers using human sh!t as fertilizer Something to think about the next time you sit down to eat at a restaurant, eh?
To: FITZ
When I say these things- I mean literally every mishap you can get from food. Not just Hepatitus. If your graphic pointed at mad cow disease, Great Britain would be a danger zone.
Hey, boycott Mexico. It doesn't bother me. I'm not going to though. I wouldn't hesitate at all to travel to and eat in many of those countries in the red. Particularly India.
To: Prodigal Son
I've traveled and eaten in Mexico --- but of course they have warnings in every tourist book around --- unlike what happened to these poor victims of Chi Chis. Plus if we're going to have third world health standards now for the USA --- then we need to educate people how to survive better with them. If we want to live like third worlders because it's cheaper then we have to stop eating fresh vegetables just like third worlders have if they want to avoid diseases that travel the fecal-oral route.
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11/26/2003 9:35:13 AM PST
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FITZ
To: Walkin Man
How many Americans will have to die to show the market works? Think of the risks to school age kids when the government decides to cut costs and put this fecal-contaminated food in the lunches of the children. Parents might be able to protect them somewhat by feeding them at home --- but as long as there are no standards on the food that's brought in, there will be more and more outbreaks of this and many other diseases.
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11/26/2003 9:44:21 AM PST
by
FITZ
To: familyofman
"Green Onions" by Herb Albert & the Tijuana Brass Booker T
To: Tex-Con-Man
"Booker T" and the MGs. What did the TB do?
To: FITZ
Its funny, I thought NAFTA was supposed to bring Mexico up to our level.
Instead its dragging our food safety level down to their third-world standard while destroying middle-class jobs at the same time.
What a deal...
To: Walkin Man
No --- NAFTA was never meant to bring Mexico up to our level --- if they had to meet our standards, then their prices wouldn't be cheap enough to be worth it ---- the importers want to make a lot of profit -- not just a little. Just like the Mexican truck drivers complaining if they have to have our safety regulations on their trucks --- they can't afford them.
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11/26/2003 10:06:59 AM PST
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FITZ
To: Walkin Man
Folks, it's not just their green onions that are fertilized with human manure...
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11/26/2003 1:43:49 PM PST
by
Redbob
To: Walkin Man
If so where do I sign up?
No need to sign up. Members know each other by the tone of their voice when they bash the President and their satin jackets.
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