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Thursday, February 05, 2009

Watch What You Eat - How Safe Is Your Food?

I heard today on an American news channel that there is a debate as to whether or not the company responsible for bringing us Salmonella tainted peanut products should or should not go to jail. That shouldn't even be up for discussion. If they knew about the problem and ignored it, yes they should be prosecuted.

They should then consider themselves very lucky that they don't live in China where the recent tainted milk scandal brought death sentences for the unlucky factory executives and serious prison sentences for some workers.

I was lucky, I was away over the holidays and didn't eat any of the products that were hiding in my cupboard and freezer, but as soon as I saw the list I cleared them out. I had some power bars and some ice cream cones that were on the recall list. Salmonella has killed a number of Americans thus far and has sickened thousands.

Here is the FDA list of recalled products.

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5 Comments:

Blogger Ian Lidster said...

Maybe we should be more like the Chinese; they're hanging their melonoma guys.

7:43 PM  
Blogger Rositta said...

Yup Ian, melamine in milk, dog food and whatever else we don't know about. I thought they shot them though but I guess hanging works...

7:48 PM  
Blogger fengyebingxueer said...

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10:52 PM  
Blogger Rudee said...

That funkyweirdname guy has got to go. I deleted 3 of these messages. What an ass!

I agree, what that supplier did was criminal, especially since they knew about this problem and let it continue.

12:19 AM  
Blogger Rositta said...

Rudee, I don't think a "death sentence" is appropriate, but I do believe jail terms are not if found to be guilty of negligence, after all people died.

1:35 PM  

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