Saturday, January 31, 2009

What would Judd Gregg do? He'd look the other way and encourage everyone to do the same just as any Bush Republican would do !

There was a time in the USA when the FDA 'actually' did protect people.

Hello?



Peanut Corp of America earlier this week expanded the recall to include all products made at the plant since Jan. 1, 2007.
Photograph by: Richard Arless Jr., Montreal Gazette

Feds rarely file charges in tainted food cases (click title to entry - thank you)
By GREG BLUESTEIN – 3 hours ago
ATLANTA (AP) — As federal officials launch a criminal investigation into a Georgia peanut processor at the center of a deadly salmonella outbreak, food safety experts say they hope it's a signal that the government plans to be more aggressive in prosecuting other cases in the future.
Food safety watchdogs and legal experts say criminal charges have only been brought against a handful of companies involved in high-profile outbreaks though federal law allows cases to be prosecuted without proof the company knew it was distributing contaminated food. They say the law is not used often because there has been little will to pursue criminal charges in all but the most noteworthy and outrageous cases, and that has put the public at risk.
"Part of that system is the ability to penalize the people that fail," said Michael Taylor, a food safety scientist at George Washington University. "And there's been a real failure to do so at the federal and state level."
Food safety advocates hope that is starting to change....