Tue, 02/03/2009 - 2:45am — lambert
Even though federal health officials have begun a criminal investigation into whether the Peanut Corporation of America deliberately sold contaminated products, the government still needed the company’s permission last week before announcing a huge recall of its products.
The wording of the recall statement had to be approved by the company before the Food and Drug Administration could publish it under current rules. The agency relies on cooperation from food makers to ensure the safety of the food supply even when those makers are suspected of crimes.
How's that working out, then?
Welcome to our corporatist state! And buy local!
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Edit your article and put the death toll in.
I had to give the Times linky love to get the number of fatalities from this escapade (eight).
Eight friggin dead people.
And we need the murderers' permission to get them off the streets. Make these people register as food offenders the rest of their lives. When they move into your neighborhood, they have to come to your door and tell you they did this.
Anyway... referring to the Times article again, at least we have a President who is saying something that's been incredibly obvious for years now, and I've been screeching at top volume since the birth of my nephew almost 4 years ago:
2 demerits for phrasing, however. "I don't want to have to worry about it." Elite much?