Posted on 10/03/2011 5:16:07 PM PDT by dynachrome
At a sprawling warehouse here, two investigators from the U. S. Food and Drug Administration watched intently as 50 boxes of preserved bean curd from China were emptied into a grinding machine.
The monstrously loud apparatus worked its way through 1,800 glass bottles, grinding the glass and spewing out a stream of chunky yellow ooze that would be collected, treated and disposed of in the sewer system.
FDA investigators had decided that the bottles of bean curds were improperly heat-sealed and, as a result, were susceptible to harmful bacteria like botulism, which can be fatal.
The case of the destroyed bean curds was relatively straightforward: They had been flagged as suspect as soon as they arrived in port due to a defective heat seal and were sent directly to an FDA warehouse for testing.
That’s not always how it happens.
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ick!
I’ve been jonesing for frog legs, was gonna buy some
at the market but then saw that they were imported
from China........Uh uh, I think not, the industrial
pollution is so bad over there, they might have mutated
in the pan.
Poison dog food, lead and mercury in baby toys, poison sheet rock in your home. Wow what a surprise with this article.
Meanwhile the EPA is regulationg dust, carbon doixide, cow pies and flatulance and the FDA wants to ban all suppliments and eat genetically grown foods by monsanto. Nice bunch of people lookin out for us
That being said, I'd like to know what percentage of food from HIGH RISK countries is inspected. A container of cookies from Sweden, beef from Australia, or Bananas from Costa Rica isn't anywhere near as dangerous as fish from China.
I still miss my Mama Cat killed by their Chinese cat food.
Last year I looked at a package of “Louisiana Brand” frozen crawfish tails. In small letters: “product of Vietnam”. I passed.
You remember a couple of years back when the FDA said they were in negotiations with China over food safety.
Well now you know what the outcome was.
I agree when it comes to a policy of ending regulations we need to evaluate specifics instead of only generalities. Many regulations are needed and global industry has persistently demonstrated that if they have no oversight they’ll soon be sending toys or wall board made of poison. They can’t be trusted unless someone is looking over their shoulder just like some young children or dishonest thieves in your home.
I personally prefer having my water and food supplies inspected as well as our bridges and many other aspects of government receiving some oversight. Wall Street has proven that financiers can’t be trusted unless they are audited. The Fed needs audited too and that is a version of regulation.
The food industry has successfully fought off regulations to end country of origin labeling and even the right of consumers to complain about food without threat of being sued.
I know we all KNOW this - but it’s SO easy to grow your own food (even in pots!) and to eat locally. Look at a site that pimps your state - and eat what’s grown there.
Granted, I live in the Land of Cheese, Milk, Brats, Sweet Corn, Cranberries, Venison, Potatoes, Onions, Carrots & Honey, but still! We can ALL do this. With a little ‘self-edjumacashun’ there’s absolutely NO reason to put your family at risk by eating this scary stuff!!
Amazingly, we’re under ice & snow for a good 5 months of the year (6 months, ‘Up Nort’) but there is an amazing bounty of food to eat here in WI and I’ll bet YOUR state has just as much Yummy Goodness within its borders. :)
http://www.savorwisconsin.com/product_feature/feature_sep07.asp
Hey, Red? Worthy of a Garden Ping? :)
Obozo bowed to the chinese leader, so the negotiations didn’t take very long, I am sure.
Heh, after the “little” problem (16 dead from listeria) we had with local cantalopes, who knows where to turn.
Come to think of it, shouldn’t Imelda Obama be screaming bloody murder over this?
“I live in the Land of cheese, milk, brats, sweet corn, cranberries, venison, potatoes, onions, carrots and honey...”
Dang, Diana... if I live there, I’d be the size of a barn. You Wisconsinites (is that right?) certainly enjoy some good food.
It taste just same like.
A private testing and certification organization could do a better job. But even so... It’s simply unrealistic to think that 100%, or even a majority, of the food imports could be tested.
One of the reasons I like to shop at Meijer stores is the fact that they sell lots of local produce.
It all tastes like chicken, assuming chicken tastes like melamine!
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