Congress moves to bar states from making food safer

[deadparrot]

When people in Oregon and Washington got sick recently from drinking unpasteurized milk, lawmakers in Florida took notice. They banned sale of the product.

This is a common sort of occurrence. When a state sees national food safety standards falling short, it imposes tougher ones. Michigan, for example, requires that consumers be informed when bulk foods contain sulfites, which can cause allergic reactions. California is trying now to force Mexican candy-makers to reduce lead levels because lead can severely harm children.

When this happens, safety gaps are plugged. The public is protected. And the food industry gets very annoyed by the inconvenience.

Problem is that after a decade of frustration - and $31 million of investments in political campaigns - the industry may finally have found a Congress compliant enough to indulge its whims.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/usatoday/congressmovestobarstatesfrommakingfoodsafer

[AndyA]

1. Yet another reason why we need a clean sweep in November

These people are supposed to be working for US, and when they make it easier for an industry to take advantage of us, they are no longer working for us, but AGAINST us. Remember this in November and vote the rat bastards OUT.

I'm way past being outraged at this point.

[bemildred]

2. The state governments need to ignore these assholes. nt