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!@#$%! · 04.23.2007, 12:53 PM

FDA Was Aware of Dangers To Food
Outbreaks Were Not Preventable, Officials Say

By Elizabeth Williamson
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, April 23, 2007; Page A01

The Food and Drug Administration has known for years about contamination problems at a Georgia peanut butter plant and on California spinach farms that led to disease outbreaks that killed three people, sickened hundreds, and forced one of the biggest product recalls in U.S. history, documents and interviews show.

Overwhelmed by huge growth in the number of food processors and imports, however, the agency took only limited steps to address the problems and relied on producers to police themselves, according to agency documents.

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etc, here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...l?hpid=topnews

the interesting part for me is this:

"This administration does not like regulation, this administration does not like spending money, and it has a hostility toward government. The poisonous result is that a program like the FDA is going to suffer at every turn of the road," said Rep. John D. Dingell (D-Mich.), chairman of the full House committee. Dingell is considering introducing legislation to boost the agency's accountability, regulatory authority and budget.

^^ do you agree with that michigan person or do you not? and why?

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my take: sure this is the market taking care of itself, but it shouldn't be at the cost of people's lives, should it? without regulation too many scams and fly-by-night operations would flood the food market. got a crop of rotten wheat? no problem! make promotional cookies with it! -- i say regulate the bastards.

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!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,492	FDA Was Aware of Dangers To Food Outbreaks Were Not Preventable, Officials Say By Elizabeth Williamson Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, April 23, 2007; Page A01 The Food and Drug Administration has known for years about contamination problems at a Georgia peanut butter plant and on California spinach farms that led to disease outbreaks that killed three people, sickened hundreds, and forced one of the biggest product recalls in U.S. history, documents and interviews show. Overwhelmed by huge growth in the number of food processors and imports, however, the agency took only limited steps to address the problems and relied on producers to police themselves, according to agency documents. ... etc, here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...l?hpid=topnews the interesting part for me is this: "This administration does not like regulation, this administration does not like spending money, and it has a hostility toward government. The poisonous result is that a program like the FDA is going to suffer at every turn of the road," said Rep. John D. Dingell (D-Mich.), chairman of the full House committee. Dingell is considering introducing legislation to boost the agency's accountability, regulatory authority and budget. ^^ do you agree with that michigan person or do you not? and why? --- my take: sure this is the market taking care of itself, but it shouldn't be at the cost of people's lives, should it? without regulation too many scams and fly-by-night operations would flood the food market. got a crop of rotten wheat? no problem! make promotional cookies with it! -- i say regulate the bastards.
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