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Homeowner Forum / Rural Living / July 2008Your wonderful USDA at work
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5898444.html  SignatureWHY IS THE MASS MEDIA IGNORING THIS TAKEOVER BY THE USDA OF OUR FOOD SUPPLY? Millions want to know! JC "JC" <dontbother@imouttatown.net> wrote in news:hj%gk.196502 $eu.42003@fe01.news.easynews.com: > http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5898444.html > WHY IS THE MASS MEDIA IGNORING THIS > TAKEOVER BY THE USDA OF OUR FOOD SUPPLY? > > Millions want to know! what takeover of the food supply? the article discusses the fact that 3 inspectors let through some floral & produce without fumigation. while this poses a danger for growers within the US, it's nothing that directly affects consumers. the line about: > "People across the country ate those plant products infested with plant pests because of the crimes the defendants committed," said Assistant U.S. Attorney Sam Sheldon, according to press accounts. is simple fearmongering. people eat buggy produce all the time. produce gets bugs on/in it. all produce, no matter where it comes from or how you buy it (fresh, frozen, or canned), should be at least looked over for bugs or bad spots. so, what's your point posting this? lee SignatureLast night while sitting in my chair I pinged a host that wasn't there It wasn't there again today The host resolved to NSA. > "JC" <dontbother@imouttatown.net> wrote in news:hj%gk.196502 > $eu.42003@fe01.news.easynews.com: [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > what takeover of the food supply? Obviously you're not farming for your community so you needn't be concerned. > "JC" <dontbother@imouttatown.net> wrote in news:hj%gk.196502 > $eu.42003@fe01.news.easynews.com: [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > so, what's your point posting this? > lee It appears the sub-text is "Don't buy produce from Mexico." It does look like, in September, COOL (County of Origin Labeling) will finally go into effect. The requirement for labeling on "beef, pork, lamb, fresh fruits and vegetables, seafood and peanuts." was included in the 2002 Farm Bill, to take effect in 2004. But except for fish, it had been stalled since. So, consumers will soon be able to decide for themselves whether/not they want to buy produce (etc) from any particular country(s). >> "JC" <dontbother@imouttatown.net> wrote in news:hj%gk.196502 >> $eu.42003@fe01.news.easynews.com: [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > stalled since. So, consumers will soon be able to decide for themselves > whether/not they want to buy produce (etc) from any particular country(s). And the wonderful, paid lobbyists known as the USDA, fought this every inch of the way. Although, in some sensitive areas they would have some of their underlings go on record supporting it for the sake of the "family farmer" which they wish would just die off rather quickly. >>> "JC" <dontbother@imouttatown.net> wrote in news:hj%gk.196502 >>> $eu.42003@fe01.news.easynews.com: [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > their underlings go on record supporting it for the sake of the "family > farmer" which they wish would just die off rather quickly. Well, of course Venaman opposed it, but it was certain Congressmen who stalled it. It was certain segments of the beef industry (meat packers) who fought the hardest and most vocally against it. > what takeover of the food supply? the article discusses the > fact that 3 inspectors let through some floral & produce > without fumigation. while this poses a danger for growers > within the US, it's nothing that directly affects consumers. I think JC is an Ayn Rand Free Market True Believer. He apparently believes that God wants Mexican bugs to eat Texan grapefruit, resulting in a level playing field all the way from Panama to Dallas. He has an uphill battle. Free Markets are in bad repute lately, since they fouled up the economy, then wailed for socialist bailouts. It looks like the taxpayer will pay a $ trillion, after getting shafted by a market that was supposed to be "free". So much for deregulation. There is no morality in profit. SignatureFor email, replace firstnamelastinitial with my first name and last initial. >> what takeover of the food supply? the article discusses the >> fact that 3 inspectors let through some floral & produce [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > believes that God wants Mexican bugs to eat Texan grapefruit, resulting > in a level playing field all the way from Panama to Dallas. Professor, you need to get back to some remedial reading class. My bitch is that the friggin USDA did NOT do their job and that they are trying their best to put us family farmers out of business so the big boys can get back the 18% of their market we have taken from them because we don't use poisons, chemicals and other radiation on the products we sell to our customers. Got that? >>> what takeover of the food supply? the article discusses >>> the fact that 3 inspectors let through some floral & [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > don't use poisons, chemicals and other radiation on the > products we sell to our customers. Got that? well, that's certainly NOT how your original post came across. lee SignatureLast night while sitting in my chair I pinged a host that wasn't there It wasn't there again today The host resolved to NSA. |
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