Monday, April 13, 2009

the problem in a nutshell

it's becoming increasingly clear that our food supply isn't safe. why? because - like most us industries, these days - the tail is wagging the dog.

case in point: during the recent peanut butter poisonings, the manufacturer had to give its permission before a recall of its products could be issued.

wtf?!

and folks, i know that we all expect obama to magically make the world perfect - and we're only too glad to dump it all on his shoulders - but this is one issue that both political parties haven't done squat about in decades - largely because they take money from the lobbyists that represent these companies.

if you want to feel safe about what you eat, you're going to have to get off your ever-expanding ass and make some serious noise about it. period. i mean, they're putting rocket fuel chemicals in baby formula, for gods' sake - how much worse do things have to get?