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American food safety checks have nearly stopped now that the FDA has been cut so bad|y. They can't even follow up on investigating reports anymore.

Why are we importing and allowing dangerous foods to be sold here?

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ecoli-bacteria-lettuce-outbreak-rcna200236

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[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 125 points 2 weeks ago (15 children)

Buddy, if you think this is new....

Well, the important part is at least you realize it now. But there's a reason most other countries don't import US food, our food safety standards have been a joke longer than anyone on Lemmy has been alive.

So by all means, organize to ban US food imports, but you shouldn't have been eating it to begin with.

I'm American, but if other countries apply pressure, we have a better shot of raising the standard.

[–] cygnus@lemmy.ca 30 points 2 weeks ago (9 children)

Yeah, it's good practice to avoid US food in general, especially meat, which is truly horrid. Produce can be hit-and-miss. Dry goods aren't so bad, but I still prefer to buy from any other country.

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

Produce is e.coli Russian roulette.

[–] Ton@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Buy organic produce from a local supplier.

[–] Jason2357@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The e.coli comes from the poop. Natural manure spread on the fields as fertilizer. Organic doesn’t avoid that at all.

[–] Ton@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

An organic farmer would be wiser than to spread fresh manure over their fields. Manure needs to ripen for at least 6 months to a year. So yeah, buy organic.

[–] Jason2357@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago

Organic farming is big business now, and so everything can happen.

[–] iknowitwheniseeit@lemmynsfw.com -1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Why would produce being local have anything to do with e. coli infection? 🤔

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago

Local farm rather than giant farm industry is typically more care since its their livelyhood.

[–] Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago

Shipping. Storage conditions. Proximity to other imported products. A lot of reasons.

[–] Candid_Andy@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 weeks ago

A luxury many can't afford.

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