Bush FDA Cannot Protect Food Supply

What a surprise. It seems the FDA was aware of contamination problems that resulted in tainted peanut butter and spinach. So why can't the FDA protect our food supply? Simple, people who hate government cannot govern.

"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.

Just one more example after the Iraq War, Katrina Hurricane, AG scandal, CIA agent outing....

In the peanut butter case, an agency report shows that FDA inspectors checked into complaints about salmonella contamination in a ConAgra Foods factory in Georgia in 2005. But when company managers refused to provide documents the inspectors requested, the inspectors left and did not follow up.

You wouldn't want to interfere with "bidness".

Also, check out this guest editorial by Peter Kovacs titled "It's Not Just Pet Food".

The United States is sitting on powder keg with uncontrolled importation and the distribution of low-quality food ingredients. Before it explodes -- putting more animals and people at risk -- corrective steps must be taken.