China will have food inspections

[Guest Tony n Terrific]

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[Dan R]

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Just temporary for the holidays. I bet they are hoping nothing comes to light until things go back to normal.

 

To China's credit they went after the Melamine scar. The USA on the other hand issued no recalls while Canada & the EU did issue recalls. Why was that? Because the US had no standard, therefor no action could be taken although Melamine was found. Since then FDA has issued the weakest standard of any nation which has one for Melamine. Politics is an issue.

 

USDA provides protection and has successful recalls. FDA ruined the tomato industry with a mistake tracing samonella. Continual calls were made by several of the last Presidents to put USDA under FDA. It would save money to run USDA as FDA is run. Do you want a successful protective agency under one that fails to protect time and time again?

 

If you hear of new legislation to merge the two agencies, write to your Congressman!